Table 1 Demographic data and biochemical and hematological characteristics of the study
Variables | The studied groups (mean ± SD) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Control ( n  = 30) | HCV ( n  = 30) | HCC ( n  = 40) | p -value | |
Demographic data | ||||
 Age: range (mean) | 45.48 ± 14.2 | 52.4 ± 15.6 | 58.2 ± 10.63 | NS |
 Gender | ||||
  Male | 20 (66.7%) | 17 (56.7%) | 28 (70%) | NS |
  Female | 10 (33.3%) | 13 (43.3%) | 12 (30%) | |
Biochemical parameters | ||||
 ALT | 18.52 ± 4.81 | 51.06 ± 21.092 | 85.90 ± 67.942 | 0.000** |
 AST | 18.84 ± 6.11 | 41.73 ± 19.02 | 73.15 ± 58.223 | 0.000** |
 Total bil | 0.45 ± 0.1421 | 0.65 ± 0.1731 | 2.18 ± 3.6332 | 0.018** |
 Albumin | 4.478 ± 0.3481 | 4.166 ± 0.3581 | 3.36 ± 0.5632 | 0.000** |
 Direct bil | 0.232 ± 0.0901 | 0.360 ± 0.1101 | 1.150 ± 2.1242 | 0.026* |
 Indir. bil | 0.232 ± 0.0901 | 0.313 ± 0.0971 | 0.915 ± 1.4972 | 0.014 |
Hematological parameters | ||||
 Plat | 294.5 ± 83.381 | 194.9 ± 58.12 | 154.0 ± 79.0413 | 0.000** |
 INR | 1.00 ± 0.001 | 1.05 ± 0.07701 | 1.23 ± 0.2002 | 0.000* |
 WBCs | 6.90 ± 1.941 | 6.2 ± 2.341 | 5.6 ± 2.31 | 0.199 |
 Hgb | 14.14 ± 1.711 | 13.7 ± 1.511 | 12.5 ± 1.5442 | 0.005* |