Table 1 Patient Demographics with liver cancer stratified by BMI status
Variables | Underweight (N=23) | Normal weight (N=96) N=201 | Overweight (N=82) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age (years)a | 55.96±18.78 | 57.08±12.11 | 58.17±12.49 | 0.736 |
Gender | ||||
Male | 14 (60.9) | 75 (78.1) | 62 (75.6) | 0.226 |
Female | 9 (39.1) | 21 (21.9) | 20 (24.4) | |
ASA score | ||||
1–2 | 20 (87.0) | 83 (86.5) | 69 (84.1) | 0.891 |
3–4 | 3 (13.0) | 13 (13.5) | 13 (15.9) | |
Diabetes mellitus | 2 (8.7) | 2 (2.1) | 15 (18.3) | <0.01* |
Hypertension | 1 (4.3) | 8 (8.3) | 10 (12.2) | 0.46 |
Pulmonary comorbidity | 1 (4.3) | 11 (11.5) | 3 (3.7) | 0.45 |
Cardiovascular | 1 (4.3) | 2 (2.1) | 3 (3.7) | 0.76 |
Cerebrovascular | 1 (4.3) | 1 (1.0) | 0 (0) | 0.18 |
Child-Pugh score | ||||
Class A | 22 (95.7) | 86 (89.6) | 71 (86.6) | 0.457 |
Class B | 1 (4.3) | 10 (10.4) | 11 (13.4) | |
Liver cirrhosis | 3 (15) | 48 (100) | 32 (54) | 0.005* |
Album g/dl | 3.86±0.49 | 4.04±0.50 | 3.98±0.59 | 0.385 |