Table 2. Baseline demographic and clinical parameters.
n | % | Median survival [months] | 95%-CI | p-value | |
Age | 0.163 | ||||
<64 Years | 199 | 49.1 | 15.5 | 12.2–18.8 | |
>64 Years | 206 | 50.9 | 23.1 | 18.1–29.7 | |
Sex | 0.3872 | ||||
Female | 70 | 17.3 | 19.6 | 14.4–32.7 | |
Male | 335 | 82.7 | 17.2 | 14.4–21.7 | |
ECOG | <0.0001* | ||||
0 | 219 | 60.7 | 22.9 | 16.9–28.8 | 0 vs. 1: 0.002* |
1 | 115 | 31.9 | 13.7 | 9.8–20.3 | 1 vs. 2: 0.061 |
2 | 21 | 5.8 | 3.9 | 2.1–23.1 | 2 vs. 3: 0.108 |
3 | 6 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.5–8.4 | |
Liver cirrhosis | 0.0417* | ||||
No | 66 | 16.3 | 28.4 | 18.9–38.2 | |
Yes | 338 | 83.7 | 16.1 | 14.1–21.3 | |
Ascites | <0.0001* | ||||
No | 266 | 66.5 | 25.6 | 21.1–29.7 | No vs. mo:<0.0001* |
Moderate | 89 | 22.3 | 11,.1 | 7.3–15.2 | Mo. vs. ma: <0.0001* |
Massive | 45 | 11.3 | 3.3 | 2.3–4.5 | |
Hepatic Encephalopathy | 0.1605 | ||||
No | 291 | 77.4 | 20.1 | 15.6–24.1 | |
Yes | 85 | 22.6 | 11.7 | 7.6–21.4 | |
Portal Hypertension | 0.0310* | ||||
No | 141 | 36.3 | 25.6 | 15.5–30.8 | |
Yes | 247 | 63.7 | 16.1 | 14.1–20.6 | |
Portal vein thrombosis | <0.0001* | ||||
No | 327 | 81.6 | 21.4 | 17.2–25.6 | No vs. part: <0.0001* |
Partial | 54 | 13.5 | 6.0 | 3.9–15.2 | Part. vs. comp: 0.182 |
Complete | 20 | 5.0 | 4.4 | 1.9–9.2 |
(* = statistically significant). Mo = moderate, ma = massive, part = partial, comp = complete.