Dual-Energy Computed Tomography Imaging in Early-Stage Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Preliminary Study

Table 1

Characteristics of patients.

	Male (N = 21)	Female (N = 9)	value
Age^a	53(46,60)	58(57,62)	0.060
Etiology^b
HBV	11 (52.38%)	5 (55.56%)	1.000
Others	10 (47.62%)	4 (44.44%)
AFP (ng/mL)^b
≤9	12 (57.14%)	2 (22.22%)	0.118
>9	9 (42.86%)	7 (77.78%)
CEA (ng/mL)^b
≤5	11 (52.38%)	4 (44.44%)	1.000
>5	10 (47.62%)	5 (55.56%)
BMI (kg/m^2)^b
<18.5	3 (14.29%)	3 (33.33%)	0.345
18.5–24.9	10 (47.62%)	2 (22.22%)
>25	8 (38.10%)	4 (44.44%)

^aMedian (IQR); ^bn(%).