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.