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Prevalence of viral marker and heavy alcohol use among patients with hepatocellular carcinoma.

Causative factorsHCC cases (%)
HBV markers
 Overall246 (68.91)
 HBsAg+201 (56.30)
 Only Anti HBe+17 (4.76)
 Only IgG Anti HBc+28 (7.84)
HCV markers
 Overall76 (21.29)
 Anti HCV+ve & HCV RNA+ve66 (18.49)
 Anti HCV+ve & HCV RNA-ve10 (2.80)
 HBV & HCV19 (5.32)
Heavy alcohol Use
 Overall67 (18.77)
 Alcohol alone20 (5.60)
 Alcohol and virus47 (13.17)
 Alcohol & HBV25 (7.0)
 Alcohol & HCV12 (3.36)
 Alcohol, HBV & HCV11 (3.08)
 Negative for alcohol, smoking, HBV, HCV65 (18.21)