Table 8.

Factors associated with the development of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC): multivariate cox proportional analysis

Factor	Multivariate analysis		P‐value
	Risk ratio	95% CI
HBeAg
Presence	1
Absence	9.60	2.01–45.78	0.005
PLT(×103/µL)
<100	1
≥100	0.41	0.12–1.39	0.15
T357C change
Absence	1
Presence	1.85	0.25–13.97	0.55
Pre‐S2 deletion
Absence	1
Presence	0.79	0.18–3.47	0.75
G1317A change
Absence	1
Presence	3.63	1.26–10.45	0.02
T1341C/A/G change
Absence	1
Presence	0.68	0.18–2.52	0.56
G1764A change
Absence	1
Presence	3.90	0.73–20.92	0.11
C2288A/G change
Absence	1
Presence	0.71	0.24–2.10	0.53

CI, confidence interval. P < 0.05 is indicated by italic type.