Research Article
Helicobacter pylori Infection as a Risk Factor for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Case-Control Study in Ethiopia
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of patients diagnosed with HCC and controls (n=60).
| | Characteristics | No HCC | HCC |
| | Gender | | | | Male | 32(53.3) | 34(56.7) | | Female | 28(46.7) | 26(43.3) |
| | Age Groups | | | | 18-35 | 37(62.7) | 12(20) | | 36-45 | 7(11.9) | 15(25.0) | | > 45 | 15(25.4) | 33(55.0) |
| | Ethnicity | | | | Oromo | 26(43.3) | 20(33.3) | | Amhara | 19(31.6) | 25(41.7) | | Tigre | 8(13.3) | 9(15.0) | | South | 5(8.3) | 5(8.3) | | Others | 2(3.5) | 1(1.7) |
| | Educational Level | | | | Illiterate | 10(16.7) | 14(25.0) | | Read/write only | 11(18.3) | 7(12.5) | | Elementary | 4(6.7) | 6(10.7) | | Secondary/High school | 8(13.3) | 7(12.5) | | Higher Education | 21(35.0) | 19(33.9) |
| | Occupation | | | | House-wife | 12(20.0) | 20(33.3) | | Government employee | 22(36.7) | 18(30.0) | | Daily Laborer | 8(13.3) | 4(6.7) | | Merchant/Trader | 6(10.0) | 6(10.0) | | Farmer | 8(13.3) | 5(8.3) | | Jobless | 4(6.7) | 7(11.7) |
| | Marital Status | | | | Married | 42(70.0) | 40(66.7) | | Single | 10(16.7) | 12(20.0) | | Divorced | 8(13.3) | 5(8.3) | | Widowed | - | 3(5.0) |
| | Alcohol History | | | | No | 33(97) | 53(88.3) | | yes | 1(3) | 7(11.7) |
| | Herbal Medication use | | | | No | 60 (100) | 52(86.7) | | Yes | | 8(13.3) |
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: missing values-6; HCC: hepatocellular carcinoma. |
