Table 2.

Risk factors contributing to distant recurrence of HCC

	Univariate analysis		Multivariate analysis
	Risk ratio (95% CI)	P	Risk ratio (95% CI)	P
Age ≧ 70	1.2 (0.98–1.62)	0.0714
Size of tumor ≧ 3 cm	1.1 (1.08–1.29)	0.0487	1.05 (0.65–1.23)	0.092
Number of tumors ≧ 2	1.1 (0.89–1.50)	0.3059
RBC (/μL) < 400	1.1 (0.90–1.34)	0.8605
WBC (/μL) < 3000	1.0 (0.78–1.36)	0.5336
plt (/μL) < 10	1.0 (0.85–1.26)	0.6889
PT (%) < 80	1.1 (0.87–1.31)	0.3538
Alb (g/dl) < 3.6	1.4 (1.18–1.77)	0.0004	1.85 (1.04–2.79)	0.004
AST (U/L) ≧ 80	1.0 (0.83–1.27)	0.4176
ALT (U/L) ≧ 80	1.0 (0.85–1.31)	0.9092
T.Bil (mg/dl) ≧ 1.5	1.1 (0.86–1.39)	0.7055
AFP (ng/ml) ≧ 50	1.6 (1.04–3.27)	0.0050	1.03 (0.75–1.42)	0.114

Abbreviations: Alb, albumin; AFP, α-fetoprotein; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate amino transferase; CI, confidence interval; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; PT, prothrombin time; WBC, white blood cells; RBC, red blood cells; plt, platelet; T-Bil, total bilirubin.