Identification of sequence polymorphism in the D-Loop region of mitochondrial DNA as a risk factor for hepatocellular carcinoma with distinct etiology

Table 1 Clinical data in HBV-HCC, alcohol-HCC patients and controls

	HBV-HCC (n = 49)	Alcohol-HCC (n = 11)	Control (n = 38)
Age (years)	52.20 ± 9.86	58.36 ± 8.11	53.08 ± 10.98
Sex (M/F)	43/6	10/1	18/20
Child-Pugh Grade (B/A)	2/47	0/11	-
Alcohol abuse	1	11	0
Positive HBV surface antigen	49	0	0
Positive HBV anti-surface antibody	0	0	0
Tumor stage (I/II/III)	13/36/0	2/5/3^a	-

^aOne alcohol-HCC patient did not have sufficient tissues for stage classification.

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