7

Distribution of HCC patients and controls according to major risk factors.

Risk factorsHCC cases n=357 (%)Healthy controls n=120 (%)OR (95% CI)
HBV status
 Any Marker246 (68.91)9 (7.5)27.33 (12.87-60.0)
 HBsAg+,antibody+201 (56.30)8 (6.67)18.04 (8.22-41.19)
 HBsAg-,antibody+45 (12.60)1 (0.83)17.16 (2.51-338.85)
 All markers-111 (31.09)111 (92.50)Reference
HCV Status
 Anti HCV + overall76 (21.29)3 (2.50)10.55 (3.13-42.73)
 Anti HCV+,RNA+66 (18.49)2 (1.66)13.38 (3.15-80.27)
 Anti HCV +,RNA-10 (2.80)1 (0.83)3.43 (0.45-72.36)
 All markers -281 (78.71)117 (97.50)Reference
Heavy alcohol Use
 +67 (18.77)13 (10.83)1.90 (0.97-3.78)
 -290 (81.23)107 (89.17)
Smoking status
 Smokers (20/day for 10 years)108 (30.25)34 (28.33)1.097 (0.6948- 1.732)
 Non Smokers249 (69.75)86 (61.67)