Preoperative clinical characteristics of recipients of three IS regimens.

Categorical variables were expressed as number (percentage) while continuous variables were reported as median (IQR).BMI: body mass index; MELD: model for end-stage liver disease; HBV: chronic hepatitis B virus; HCV: hepatitis C virus; RFA: radiofrequency ablation; TACE: transarterial chemoembolization; PEI: percutaneous ethanol injection; AFP: alpha-fetoprotein.§ 2 cases reported with missing BMI in group BS were deleted;¶ 1 case in triple regimen group, 16 cases in group BS and 6 cases in group SF reported with missing data were deleted;★1 case in triple regimen group, 5 cases in group BS and 1 case in group SF reported with missing data were deleted;※ 1 case in triple regimen group, 1 case in group BS reported with missing data were deleted;♦ 1 case in triple regimen group, 18 cases in group BS and 3 cases in group SF reported with missing data were deleted;▲ 1 case in triple regimen group, 7 cases in group BS and 1 case in group SF reported with missing data were deleted;☯ 3 cases in triple regimen group, 30 cases in group BS and 6 cases in group SF reported with missing data were deleted.ap = 0.012 for comparison with group BS.Preoperative clinical characteristics of recipients of three IS regimens.