The Pre- and Postoperative FIB-4 Indexes Are Good Predictors to the Outcomes of HBV-Related HCC Patients after Resection

Table 1

Baseline characteristics of the study population ().

Age (years; )	53.5 ± 11.2
Male, n (%)	453 (84.8%)
Bilirubin (g/dL; )
Albumin (g/dL; )
AFP (>15 ng/mL), (%)	261 (50.3%)
Liver cirrhosis, (%)	249 (46.6%)
Metavir fibrosis (F0 : F1 : F2 : F3 : F4)	86 : 64 : 57 : 55 : 225
Tumor size (>5 cm), (%)	96 (18.0%)
Tumor number (single : multiple)	507 : 27
TNM stage (I : II : III)	285 : 208 : 41
Child-Pugh grade (A : B)	512 : 22
MELD score (mean ± SD)
FIB-4 score
Pathological features
Micro-/macrovascular invasion, (%)	221 (41.4%)
Histological grade (I : II : III)	70 : 447 : 17

MELD = model for end-stage liver disease; FIB-4 = fibrosis-4.