Long-Term Outcomes of Hepatic Resection versus Living Donor Liver Transplantation for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Propensity Score-Matching Study

Table 3

Baseline characteristics of the two propensity-matched groups within the Kyoto criteria.

Characteristic	LT ()	HR ()	value
Age (years)	58 (27–68)	57 (42–69)	0.811
Sex (male/female)	15/8	15/8	1.000
Underlying liver disease			0.194
Viral hepatitis C	14	16
Viral hepatitis B	9	5
Others	0	2
Child-Pugh classification (A/B)	10/13	9/14	0.765
DCP	30 (5–266)	44 (9–277)	0.150
AFP	29 (3–28074)	28 (3–1321)	0.725
Maximum tumor size (cm)	1.8 (0.8–5.0)	2.1 (0.9–5.0)	0.349
Number of tumors	1 (1–5)	1 (1–5)	0.779
Milan criteria met	18 (78%)	21 (91%)	0.218

Data are given as median (range).
Tumor characteristics are those found on the preoperative imaging.
DCP, des-gamma-carboxy prothrombin; AFP, alpha-fetoprotein.