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Table 1 Baseline features of two groups based on preoperative platelet counts

From: The impact of thrombocytopenia on prognosis of HBV-related small hepatocellular carcinoma: a propensity score matching analysis

Variables Whole study population Propensity score-matched pairs
PLT < 100 (×109/L), n = 247 PLT ≥ 100 (×109/L), n = 335 P PLT < 100 (×109/L), n = 201 PLT ≥ 100 (×109/L), n = 201 P
Age (years) 51.18 ± 11.04 49.36 ± 11.37 0.054 50.25 ± 11.38 50.06 ± 12.07 0.872
Male/female 207/40 288/47 0.482 173/28 164/37 0.278
AFP > 400 ng/mL 76 (30.8%) 100 (29.9%) 0.855 62 (30.8%) 63 (31.3%) 1.000
TBIL (μmol/L) 16.65 ± 6.70 14.33 ± 6.00 < 0.001 15.61 ± 5.51 15.57 ± 6.71 0.941
ALB (g/L) 41.53 ± 4.40 42.52 ± 5.03 0.014 42.15 ± 3.99 42.11 ± 4.41 0.921
ALT (IU/L) 47.82 ± 35.86 47.20 ± 46.75 0.862 48.44 ± 37.47 45.96 ± 42.20 0.533
AST (IU/L) 42.45 ± 25.12 39.48 ± 39.64 0.302 41.19 ± 25.29 39.38 ± 35.53 0.556
PT (s) 12.43 ± 1.20 12.02 ± 1.09 < 0.001 12.25 ± 1.14 12.17 ± 1.13 0.517
CREA (μmol/L) 77.23 ± 24.14 75.94 ± 14.13 0.422 77.11 ± 15.15 75.60 ± 15.28 0.318
Tumor size < 3 cm 140 (56.9%) 160 (47.8%) 0.036 106 (52.7%) 112 (55.7%) 0.617
Solitary tumor 212 (85.8%) 308 (91.9%) 0.021 180 (89.6%) 184 (91.5%) 0.610
Transfusion (+/−) 26/221 10/325 < 0.001 10/191 10/191 1.000
Cirrhosis (+/−) 231/16 270/65 < 0.001 186/15 187/14 1.000
MVI (+/−) 49/198 47/288 0.071 40/161 37/164 0.800
Poor differentiation 99 (40.1%) 113 (33.7%) 0.117 84 (41.8%) 79 (39.3%) 0.685
  1. PLT platelet counts, AFP alpha-fetoprotein, TBIL total bilirubin, ALB albumin, ALT alanine aminotransferase, AST aspartate aminotransferase, PT prothrombin time, CREA creatinine, MVI microvascular invasion