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Table 1 Comparison of baseline clinical characteristics between the two groups

From: Pain control for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma undergoing CT-guided percutaneous microwave ablation

Characteristics

Control Group

Experimental Group

p-value

n = 50

n = 50

 

Gender, n (%)

  

0.822

 Male

13 (26.00)

14 (28.00)

 

 Female

37 (74.00)

36 (72.00)

 

Hypertension, n (%)

  

0.106

 Absent

41 (82.00)

34 (68.00)

 

 Present

9 (18.00)

16 (32.00)

 

Coronary heart disease, n (%)

  

0.059

 Absent

49 (98.00)

43 (86.00)

 

 Present

1 (2.00)

7 (14.00)

 

Age (year), mean ± SD

60.3 ± 10.5

60.18 ± 11.71

0.896

Weight (kg), mean ± SD

68.48 ± 5.89

66.64 ± 10.57

0.286

Diameter of the largest lesion (cm)a, mean ± SD

2.14 ± 0.96

2.08 ± 0.96

0.275

Distance between the lesion and liver surface (cm)a, mean ± SD

2.78 ± 0.96

2.96 ± 1.16

0.343

Distance between the lesion and central hilar (cm)a, mean ± SD

3.87 ± 1.23

4.07 ± 1.33

0.462

  1. aTwo missing cases in the control group (n = 48)