Table 1

Baseline characteristics of patients before and after matching

CharacteristicsAll patients (n = 921)Patients after matching at 1:2 ratio (n = 342)
CholecystectomyNon-cholecystectomy P-valueCholecystectomyNon-cholecystectomyP
n (%)114 (12.38%)807 (87.62%)114 (33.33%)392 (66.67%)
Age (years)Mean ± SD59.21 ± 10.1358.35 ± 10.740.42259.21 ± 10.1359.21 ± 10.880.997
(Range)(35.00–87.00)(24.00–91.00)(35.00–87.00)(35.00–88.00)
<6058 (50.88%)436 (54.03%)0.52858 (50.88%)114 (50.00%)0.878
≥6056 (49.12%)371 (45.97%)56 (49.12%)114 (50.00%)
SexMale93 (81.58%)661 (81.91%)0.93293 (81.58%)187 (82.02%)0.921
Female21 (18.42%)146 (18.09%)21 (18.42%)41 (17.98%)
Max D (cm)Mean ± SD2.46 ± 1.002.74 ± 1.060.009*2.46 ± 1.002.35 ± 0.950.348
(Range)(0.90–5.00)(0.80–5.00)(0.90–5.00)(0.80–5.00)
Number169 (60.53%)586 (72.61%)0.027*69 (60.53%)180 (60.96%)0.576
237 (32.46%)177 (21.93%)37 (32.46%)125 (28.95%)
38 (7.02%)44 (5.45%)8 (7.02%)87 (10.09%)
CirrhosisHBV88 (77.20%)661 (81.91%)0.22488 (77.20%)191 (83.77%)0.287
HCV13 (11.40%)83 (10.29%)13 (11.40%)16 (7.02%)
AH0 (0.00%)8 (0.99%)0 (0.00%)0 (0.00%)
No13 (11.40%)55 (6.82%)13 (11.40%)21 (9.21%)
Child-Pugh classA109 (95.61%)779 (96.53%)0.622109 (95.61%)215 (94.30%)0.607
B5 (4.39%)28 (3.47%)5 (4.39%)13 (5.70%)
AFP (ng/mL)<2070 (61.40%)467 (57.87%)0.47470 (61.40%)138 (60.53%)0.876
≥2044 (38.60%)340 (42.13%)44 (38.60%)90 (39.47%)
AST (U/L)Mean ± SD28.33 ± 15.6933.89 ± 25.200.022*28.33 ± 15.6929.34 ± 16.800.596
(Range)(12.20–99.00)(10.70–408.40)(12.20–99.00)(12.30–110.60)
ALT (U/L)Mean ± SD28.53 ± 18.1633.59 ± 25.230.039*28.53 ± 18.1629.43 ± 19.160.674
(Range)(4.00–108.00)(4.30–229.10)(4.00–108.00)(7.70–127.20)
γ-GT (U/L)Mean ± SD62.33 ± 50.9678.34 ± 117.010.15062.33 ± 50.9658.45 ± 53.480.521
(Range)(11.30–337.80)(10.00–1789.20)(11.30–337.80)(10.00–352.30)
ALB (g/L)Mean ± SD39.99 ± 4.4639.35 ± 4.670.16939.99 ± 4.4639.85 ± 4.760.800
(Range)(26.00–54.10)(19.80–68.00)(26.00–54.10)(23.40–68.00)
TBIL (μmol/L)Mean ± SD15.42 ± 8.2416.81 ± 9.400.13415.42 ± 8.2415.63 ± 8.650.827
(Range)(4.50–43.10)(1.40–79.60)(4.50–43.10)(1.40–70.00)
CRE (μmol/L)Mean ± SD74.78 ± 27.6273.88 ± 47.260.84474.78 ± 27.6277.38 ± 70.850.705
(Range)(4.11–281.00)(4.40–1034.70)(4.11–281.00)(4.70–1034.70)
PLT (109/L)Mean ± SD120.90 ± 50.25120.67 ± 61.150.969120.90 ± 50.25121.64 ± 60.710.911
(Range)(26.00–309.00)(20.00–459.00)(26.00–309.00)(20.00–336.00)
INR (109/L)Mean ± SD1.65 ± 5.891.32 ± 4.140.4581.65 ± 5.891.14 ± 0.150.195
(Range)(0.82–64.00)(0.87–117.00)(0.82–64.00)(0.90–1.82)
NEUT (109/L)Mean ± SD0.57 ± 0.100.55 ± 0.100.1130.57 ± 0.100.57 ± 0.110.746
(Range)(0.40–0.91)(0.06–0.94)(0.40–0.91)(0.06–0.94)
LYMPH (109/L)Mean ± SD0.32 ± 0.100.33 ± 0.090.010*0.32 ± 0.100.32 ± 0.100.698
(Range)(0.05–0.76)(0.05–0.65)(0.05–0.76)(0.05–0.60)

*P < 0.05.