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. 2012 Jul 2;10:135. doi: 10.1186/1479-5876-10-135

Table 2.

Univariate and Multivariate analyses of overall and disease-free survival for 161 HCC patients

Variables
Univariate analysis
Multivariate analysis
  Chi-Square (χ2) P value HR (95% CI) P value
Overall survival
 
 
 
 
Age(≤55y vs >55y)
0.453
0.501
 
 
Gender(male vs female)
1.875
0.171
 
 
HBV infection(absent vs present)
0.011
0.915
 
 
AFP level(≤400 ng/ml vs >400 ng/ml)
0.170
0.680
 
 
Liver cirrhosis(absent vs present)
1.631
0.202
 
 
Child-pugh(A vs B)
0.158
0.691
 
 
Tumor size(≤5 cm vs >5 cm)
7.962
0.005
1.902(1.209-2.992)
0.005
Tumor number(single vs multipule)
8.763
0.003
0.601(0.240-1.504)
0.277
Tumor encapsulation(complete vs incomplete)
2.590
0.108
 
 
TNM stage(I-II vs III)
8.484
0.004
1.567(0.771-3.184)
0.215
Tumor differentiation(I-II vs III-IV)
0.033
0.856
 
 
HMGB1(low vs high)
7.022
0.008
1.834(1.167-2.881)
0.009
Disease-free survival
 
 
 
 
Age(≤55y vs >55y)
0.812
0.367
 
 
Gender(male vs female)
0.120
0.729
 
 
HBV infection (absent vs present)
0.118
0.731
 
 
AFP level(≤400 ng/ml vs >400 ng/ml)
0.748
0.387
 
 
Liver cirrhosis(absent vs present)
1.972
0.160
 
 
Child-pugh(A vs B)
1.502
0.220
 
 
Tumor size(≤5 cm vs >5 cm)
8.367
0.004
1.661(1.119-2.465)
0.012
Tumor number(single vs multipule)
14.484
<0.001
0.484(0.218-1.071)
0.073
Tumor encapsulation(complete vs incomplete)
6.531
0.011
0.739(0.497-1.099)
0.136
TNM stage(I-II vs III)
11.494
0.001
1.314(0.719-2.402)
0.374
Tumor differentiation(I-II vs III-IV)
3.062
0.080
1.252(1.088-2.419)
0.291
HMGB1(low vs high) 8.176 0.004 1.622(1.088-2.419) 0.018

HBV: hepatitis B virus, AFP: alpha fetoprotein, HMGB1: high mobility group box 1, HR: Hazard Ratio.