Table 3 Baseline characteristics of the entire cohort and propensity score matched cohort
Characteristics | Before matching (N = 1139) | After matching (N = 348) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Non-antiviral group (N = 216) | Antiviral group (N = 923) | SD | Non-antiviral group (N = 174) | Antiviral group (N = 174) | SD | |
Age (yr) | 51.5 ± 11.5 | 51.1 ± 10.1 | 0.336 | 52.1 ± 11.2 | 51.5 ± 10.8 | 0.626 |
Male sex | 144 (66.7%) | 703 (76.2%) | 8.283 | 113 (64.9%) | 108 (62.1%) | 0.310 |
Diabetes | 40 (18.5%) | 217 (23.5%) | 2.496 | 29 (16.7%) | 25 (14.4%) | 0.351 |
Alcohol consumption | 6 (2.8%) | 28 (3.0%) | 0.040 | 3 (1.7%) | 2 (1.1%) | 0.203 |
Ascites | 176 (81.5%) | 722 (78.2%) | 1.114 | 138 (79.3%) | 140 (80.5%) | 0.072 |
WBC (×109/L) | 4.5 (3.0, 7.0) | 4.1 (2.8, 6.2) | 0.418 | 4.6 (3.1,7.2) | 4.8 (3.1, 7.3) | −0.309 |
PLT (×109/L) | 69.0 (44.4, 119.0) | 63.0 (45.4, 88.4) | 15.353 | 68.5 (44.4, 119.2) | 69.0 (49.4, 96.3) | 5.467 |
HGB (g/l) | 80.0 ± 23.7 | 88.7 ± 25.5 | −8.659 | 81.0 ± 23.5 | 82.2 ± 22.9 | −1.163 |
ALT (U/L) | 22.5 (16.8, 32.6) | 22.9 (17.1, 33.0) | −3.452 | 22.8 (16.6, 32.9) | 21.4 (16.5, 32.8) | 0.464 |
AST (U/L) | 28.4 (22.3, 41.2) | 29.3 (21.9, 41.2) | −1.642 | 28.4 (21.8, 40.1) | 28.0 (21.8, 39.4) | −0.006 |
TBIL (μmol/l) | 18.1 (11.9, 24.9) | 18.1 (12.6, 25.2) | −2.486 | 17.3 (11.4, 24.6) | 16.1 (11.2, 23.7) | −1.240 |
GGT (U/L) | 22.6 (12.7, 44.0) | 20.7 (13.8, 35.6) | 3.292 | 23.4 (13.1, 37.3) | 21.6 (13.3, 33.5) | 1.455 |
ALB (g/l) | 31.5 ± 5.3 | 33.3 ± 5.8 | −1.800 | 31.9 ± 5.2 | 31.9 ± 5.8 | −0.039 |
Cr (μmol/l) | 59.2 (48.5, 72.3) | 64.2 (54.6, 75.4) | −2.655 | 58.5 (48.6, 72.1) | 59.9 (48.8, 70.6) | 4.031 |
PT (s) | 15.3 (14.1, 16.7) | 14.9 (13.7, 16.2) | 0.332 | 15.2 (14.1, 16.5) | 15.3 (14.0, 16.6) | −0.100 |
AFP (ng/ml) | 2.5 (1.6, 4.6) | 3.0 (1.8, 5.8) | −2.205 | 2.5 (1.6, 4.6) | 3.3 (2.0, 5.9) | −2.293 |
HBeAg (positive) | 18 (10.3%) | 231 (30.0%) | 28.471 | 18 (10.3%) | 24 (13.8%) | 0.975 |
HBV-DNA (positive) | 28 (23.7%) | 186 (31.0%) | 2.492 | 25 (24%) | 35 (29.2) | 0.747 |
MELD score | 5.6 (2.7, 8.4) | 6.2 (3.9, 8.8) | −0.910 | 5.4 (2.6, 8.3) | 5.0 (1.8, 8.2) | 0.430 |
CTP class (A/B/C) | 39/130/47 | 219/525/179 | 3.312 | 35/106/33 | 29/102/43 | 1.955 |