TABLE 5.

Independent risk factors for the development of HCC.

Variable	OR	95% CI	p-value
Gender (male)	0.342	0.212–0.550	<0.001
AFP (<20 ng/mL)	0.267	0.160–0.447	<0.001
Mex3a mRNA level (<9.005%)	0.035	0.020–0.062	<0.001
Mex3a PMR (>0.824%)	0.189	0.113–0.316	<0.001
HBV-DNA (+)	1.708	1.031–2.828	= 0.038