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. 2011 Dec 28;11:143. doi: 10.1186/1471-230X-11-143

Table 3.

Univariate and multivariate analysis of the prognostic factors contributing to recurrence free survival

Multivariate Analysis

Variables Univariate Analysis (P value) Hazard Ratio
(95%CI)
P value
Surgical resection vs PRFA 0.324 0.988(0.896-1.124) 0.902
Gender (male vs female) 0.605
Age (> 65 vs ≤ 65) 0.392
HBV vs non HBV 0.399
HCV vs non HCV 0.022 0.630 (0.367-1.079) 0.093
LC vs non LC 0.002 0.586 (0.334-1.027) 0.048
Albumin (g/dL) (> 3.5 vs ≤ 3.5) 0.531
T-Bil (mg/dL) (> 1.0 vs ≤ 1.0) 0.703
Platelet (×104/mm3) (> 10 vs ≤ 10) 0.005 1.334 (0.889-2.001) 0.125
Prothrombin time (%)
(> 80 vs ≤ 80)
0.696
Serum AFP (> 100 vs ≤ 100) 0.857
PIVKAII (> 100 vs ≤ 100) 0.807
Tumor size (cm) (> 2 vs ≤ 2) 0.389

PRFA, percutaneous radiofrequency thermal ablation; HBV, hepatitis B virus; HCV, hepatitis C virus; LC, liver cirrhosis; T-Bil, total bilirubin; CI, confidence interval; AFP, alpha-fetoprotein; PIVKAII, protein induced vitamin K absence or antagonist II