Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients in the two groups

Age (year)

43.4 ± 12.8

45.7 ± 11.9

0.273

Gender (male/female)

52/16

58/14

0.556

Childs class:

A/B/C

55/13/0

58/14/0

0.961

Cirrhosis (+/−)

56/12

60/12

0.878

Liver function:

Total bilirubin (µmol/L)

11.07 ± 5.85

12.13 ± 6.37

0.308

Prothrombin time (s)

11.35 ± 5.38

12.05 ± 5.47

0.447

Serum albumin (g/L)

41.58 ± 12.41

40.69 ± 13.51

0.686

ALT(U/L)

33.14 ± 23.15

35.22 ± 22.48

0.591

AST(U/L)

36.32 ± 25.62

38.28 ± 27.38

0.663

HBsAg (+), n

61

67

0.479

AFP ( ng/ml)

178.1 ± 78.6

181.5 ± 88.3

0.798

Tumor size (cm)

2.5 ± 1.7

2.6 ± 1.6

0.721

Tumor number (1/2)

60/8

65/7

0.696