|
Variables
|
PLC
|
Controls
|
P value
|
|---|
|
Age (years)a
|
58.6 ± 7.6
|
58.6 ± 7.5
|
0.981
|
|
Men, n (%)
|
569 (84.8)
|
569 (84.8)
|
–
|
|
BMI (kg/m2) a
|
22.8 ± 3.1
|
23.8 ± 3.1
|
< 0.001
|
|
Household income (Yuan/month/person), n (%)
|
|
≤2000
|
206 (30.7)
|
355 (52.9)
|
< 0.001
|
|
2001–6000
|
410 (61.1)
|
283 (42.2)
| |
|
> 6000
|
55 (8.2)
|
33 (4.9)
| |
|
Occupation, n (%)
|
|
Light intensity of activity
|
246 (36.7)
|
365 (54.4)
|
< 0.001
|
|
Moderate intensity of activity
|
209 (31.2)
|
193 (28.8)
| |
|
Heavy intensity of activity
|
216 (32.2)
|
113 (16.8)
| |
|
Married, n (%)
|
658 (98.1)
|
643 (95.8)
|
0.017
|
|
Education level, n (%)
|
|
Primary school or below
|
176 (26.2)
|
38 (5.7)
|
< 0.001
|
|
Secondary & High school
|
387 (57.7)
|
409 (61.0)
| |
|
College or above
|
108 (16.1)
|
224 (33.4)
| |
|
Smoker, n (%)
|
302 (45.0)
|
272 (40.6)
|
0.098
|
|
Alcohol drinker, n (%)
|
186 (27.7)
|
85 (12.7)
|
< 0.001
|
|
HBV infection, n (%)
|
582 (86.7)
|
60 (8.9)
|
< 0.001
|
|
Mets, n (%)
|
128 (19.1)
|
174 (25.9)
|
0.003
|
|
Serum choline (μmol/L) a
|
12.88 ± 4.53
|
17.33 ± 5.15
|
< 0.001
|
|
Serum TMAO (μmol/L) b
|
2.07 (1.32,3.49)
|
1.61 (0.87,2.92)
|
0.002
|
- Abbreviations: BMI = body mass index, PLC = primary liver cancer, HBV = hepatitis B virus, Mets = Metabolic syndrome, TMAO = trimethylamine N-oxide
- aContinuous values are mean ± S.D.
- bValue is median (IQR)
