CD44, IL-33, and ST2 Gene Polymorphisms on Hepatocellular Carcinoma Susceptibility in the Chinese Population

Table 2

General characteristics of HCC patients and the normal controls.

Characteristics	Cases ()	Controls ()	value
Age (year)			0.546
Range	10-89	22-78
Mean	53.62	52.15
<40	95	102
41-50	133	152
51-60	186	176
>60	151	131
Gender			0.453
Male	487	488
Female	78	73
BMI (kg/m^2)			0.406
<18.5	62	51
18.5-23.9	366	359
≥24	137	151
Smoking status			0.734
No	344	336
Yes	221	225
Alcohol drinker			0.113
No	374	396
Yes	191	165
HBV infection
HbsAg (−)	47	479
HbsAg (+)	497	75	≤0.001
Liver cirrhosis
Absent	487	491
Present	78	70	0.51
BCLC stage
A+B stage	259
C+D stage	306
Metastasis
No	480
Yes	85