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. 2023 Apr 17;13(1):41–55. doi: 10.1159/000530699

Table 2.

Univariate and multivariable Cox proportional-hazards regression models for various variables in predicting the recurrence and mortality of HBV-HCC

End point and variables Univariate Cox regression Multivariate Cox regression
group 1 group 2 group 3 group 4
HR (95% CI) p value HR (95% CI) p value HR (95% CI) p value HR (95% CI) p value HR (95% CI) p value
Recurrence
G1 versus non-G1 1.26 0.80–2.00 0.323 1.08 0.66–1.76 0.760
G2 versus non-G2 0.83 0.42–1.65 0.593 0.85 0.42–1.74 0.658
G3 versus non-G3 1.41 0.90–2.22 0.134 1.50 0.91–2.47 0.114
G4 versus non-G4 0.63 0.39–1.02 0.060 0.69 0.42–1.15 0.156
Age >60 versus ≤60 1.15 0.75–1.76 0.536 1.16 0.74–1.80 0.522 1.14 0.73–1.78 0.556 1.06 0.68–1.68 0.789 1.12 0.72–1.74 0.628
Male versus female 1.38 0.82–2.33 0.223 1.47 0.86–2.53 0.157 1.50 0.87–2.57 0.145 1.40 0.82–2.42 0.222 1.37 0.79–2.38 0.256
Tumor size >5 cm versus ≤5 cm 2.53 1.66–3.88 <0.001 *** 2.75 1.69–4.47 <0.001 *** 2.75 1.70–4.46 <0.001 *** 3.03 1.85–4.96 <0.001 *** 2.89 1.79–4.66 <0.001 ***
Microinvasion Y versus N 1.93 1.25–2.98 0.003 ** 1.21 0.73–2.01 0.465 1.22 0.73–2.05 0.440 1.17 0.71–1.95 0.539 1.16 0.70–1.93 0.564
Cirrhosis Y versus N 1.58 1.03–2.43 0.037 * 1.78 1.11–2.84 0.016 * 1.77 1.10–2.83 0.018 * 1.71 1.06–2.74 0.027 * 1.72 1.08–2.74 0.023 *
Tumor grade 34 versus 12 1.84 1.20–2.81 0.005 ** 1.76 1.11–2.81 0.017 * 1.78 1.13–0.280 0.013 * 1.81 1.15–2.85 0.011 * 1.70 1.06–2.71 0.026 *
AFP >100 ng/mL versus ≤100 ng/mL 1.39 0.91–2.14 0.128 0.86 0.52–1.43 0.561 0.85 0.52–1.40 0.525 0.82 0.50–1.35 0.447 0.88 0.53–1.45 0.617
Mortality
G1 versus non-G1 1.57 0.75–3.28 0.230 1.49 0.66–3.37 0.339
G2 versus non-G2 1.18 0.41–3.39 0.753 1.20 0.40–3.59 0.745
G3 versus non-G3 1.55 0.74–3.23 0.247 1.94 0.84–4.46 0.120
G4 versus non-G4 0.33 0.13–0.86 0.024 * 0.26 0.09–0.77 0.015 *
Age >60 versus ≤60 0.58 0.27–1.26 0.167 0.55 0.24–1.26 0.156 0.55 0.24–1.28 0.165 0.50 0.22–1.16 0.108 0.50 0.22–1.15 0.103
Male versus female 1.39 0.57–3.40 0.466 1.68 0.66–4.25 0.277 1.61 0.63–4.11 0.324 1.46 0.57–3.78 0.430 1.22 0.47–3.20 0.681
Tumor size >5 cm versus ≤5 cm 3.99 1.91–8.33 <0.001 *** 3.09 1.36–7.00 0.007 ** 3.35 1.47–7.61 0.004 ** 3.89 1.66–9.10 0.002 ** 3.99 1.76–9.06 0.001 **
Microinvasion Y versus N 3.28 1.47–7.33 0.004 ** 1.71 0.70–4.17 0.237 1.64 0.68–3.99 0.274 1.50 0.61–3.67 0.375 1.48 0.61–3.62 0.390
Cirrhosis Y versus N 1.45 0.72–2.95 0.300 1.92 0.86–4.27 0.110 2.02 0.89–4.58 0.092 1.84 0.82–4.16 0.141 1.84 0.83–4.10 0.134
Tumor grade 34 versus 12 1.89 0.93–3.83 0.077 1.42 0.63–3.19 0.400 1.56 0.72–3.39 0.257 1.53 0.71–3.30 0.280 1.14 0.49–2.66 0.770
AFP >100 ng/mL versus ≤100 ng/mL 2.39 1.14–5.02 0.022 * 1.57 0.64–3.80 0.323 1.39 0.60–3.24 0.447 1.35 0.59–3.12 0.477 1.80 0.75–4.31 0.189

*p < 0.05.

**p < 0.01.

***p < 0.001.