Table 3 Absolute standardized differences before and after propensity score matching
From: Serum GGT/ALT ratio predicts vascular invasion in HBV-related HCC
Variables | Before matching | SD | After matching | SD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Low (n = 365) | High (n = 193) | Low (n = 93) | High (n = 93) | |||
Age, n (%) | 0.003 | 0.077 | ||||
≤ 60 | 291 (75.58) | 131 (75.72) | 73 (78.49) | 70 (75.27) | ||
> 60 | 94 (24.42) | 42 (24.28) | 20 (21.51) | 23 (24.73) | ||
Sex, n (%) | 0.302 | 0.032 | ||||
Female | 70 (18.18) | 14 (8.09) | 12 (12.90) | 13 (13.98) | ||
Male | 315 (81.82) | 159 (91.91) | 81 (87.10) | 80 (86.02) | ||
ALT, n(%) | 0.727 | < 0.001 | ||||
≤ 56 | 299 (77.66) | 172 (99.42) | 92 (98.92) | 92 (98.92) | ||
> 56 | 86 (22.34) | 1 (0.58) | 1 (1.08) | 1 (1.08) | ||
Albumin, n (%) | 0.184 | 0.086 | ||||
≤ 40 | 211 (54.81) | 79 (45.66) | 49 (52.69) | 45 (48.39) | ||
> 40 | 174 (45.19) | 94 (54.34) | 44 (47.31) | 48 (51.61) | ||
TB, n (%) | 0.054 | 0.077 | ||||
≤ 20 | 349 (90.65) | 154 (89.02) | 86 (92.47) | 84 (90.32) | ||
> 20 | 36 (9.35) | 19 (10.98) | 7 (7.53) | 9 (9.68) | ||
AFP, n (%) | 0.086 | 0.023 | ||||
≤ 400 | 282 (73.25) | 120 (69.36) | 65 (69.89) | 64 (68.82) | ||
> 400 | 103 (26.75) | 53 (30.64) | 28 (30.11) | 29 (31.19) | ||
Cirrhosis, n (%) | 0.021 | 0.132 | ||||
No | 79 (20.52) | 37 (21.39) | 17 (18.28) | 22 (23.66) | ||
Yes | 306 (79.48) | 136 (78.61) | 76 (81.72) | 71 (76.34) | ||
Size, n (%) | 0.469 | 0.088 | ||||
≤ 5 | 272 (70.75) | 88 (50.87) | 61 (56.99) | 49 (52.69) | ||
> 5 | 113 (29.35) | 85 (49.13) | 40 (43.01) | 44 (47.31) | ||
Number, n (%) | 0.07 | < 0.001 | ||||
Solitary | 326 (84.68) | 142 (82.08) | 77 (82.80) | 77 (82.80) | ||
Multiple | 59 (15.32) | 31 (17.92) | 16 (17.20) | 16 (17.20) | ||
Tumor capsule, n (%) | 0.013 | 0.091 | ||||
Absence | 245 (63.64) | 109 (63.01) | 64 (68.82) | 60 (64.52) | ||
Presence | 140 (36.37) | 64 (36.99) | 29 (31.18) | 33 (35.48) | ||
Differential, n (%) | 0.194 | 0.067 | ||||
Good | 269 (69.87) | 105 (60.69) | 32 (34.41) | 35 (37.63) | ||
Moderate/poor | 116 (30.13) | 68 (39.31) | 61 (65.59) | 58 (62.37) | ||
BCLC, n (%) | 0.424 | 0.092 | ||||
A | 260 (67.53) | 84 (48.55) | 51 (54.84) | 51 (54.84) | ||
B | 108 (28.05) | 68 (39.3) | 37 (39.78) | 35 (37.63) | ||
C | 17 (4.42) | 21 (12.14) | 5 (5.38) | 7 (7.53) | ||
GGT, n (%) | 1.648 | < 0.001 | ||||
≤ 50 | 261 (67.79) | 11 (6.36) | 11 (11.83) | 11 (11.82) | ||
> 50 | 124 (32.21) | 162 (93.64) | 82 (88.17) | 82 (88.17) | ||
ALBI Grade, n (%) | 0.251 | 0.024 | ||||
A | 289 (75.06) | 110 (63.58) | 65 (69.89) | 66 (70.97) | ||
B | 96 (24.9) | 63 (36.42) | 28 (30.11) | 27 (29.03) | ||