Research Article

A Circulating Long Noncoding RNA Panel Serves as a Diagnostic Marker for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Table 2

Demographics of healthy controls and patient with CHB, LC, and HCC.

FeaturesHCCHBLCHCC

Number932749129
Age55 (21-79)52 (33-71)58 (35-87)59 (23-88)
Male/female69/2421/632/17111/18
AFP (ng/mL)2.22 (0.68-6.70)2.62 (0.95-569.0)4.03 (0.61-759.0)38.50 (0.61-22484.0)
GGT (U/L)16 (7-59)36 (8-209)64.5 (9-759)80 (13-2000)
ALT (U/L)18 (9-46)28 (12-2112)29.5 (8-1688)37 (7-1198)
AST (U/L)20 (14-38)25 (18-1856)54 (16-639)41 (17-1474)
TP (g/L)73.7 (65.1-81.8)71.1 (59.1-77)63.7 (48.6-78.2)68.6 (43.4-84.8)
ALB (g/L)45.5 (40.5-50.5)45.1 (28-49.2)28.8 (22.5-28.6)40.1 (21.4-48.9)

HC: healthy control; HCC: hepatocellular carcinoma; CHB: chronic hepatitis B; LC: liver cirrhosis; AFP: alpha fetoprotein; GGT: gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartic transaminase; TP: total protein; ALB: albumin.