Table 2.
Univariate analysis of factors contributing to recurrence
| Variables | HR | 95%CI | P value |
| Age (yr) | 1.007 | 0.972-1.043 | 0.717 |
| Gender | |||
| Female | 1 | ||
| Male | 1.036 | 0.577-1.859 | 0.906 |
| HCV | |||
| Negative | 1 | ||
| Positive | 1.176 | 0.527-2.625 | 0.693 |
| Number of tumors | 1.557 | 1.009-2.404 | 0.045 |
| Size of tumor (mm) | 1.035 | 0.980-1.092 | 0.214 |
| Child-Pugh classification | |||
| A | 1 | ||
| B | 1.481 | 0.838-2.617 | 0.177 |
| Tumor stage | |||
| I | 1 | ||
| II | 1.214 | 0.657-2.244 | 0.535 |
| III | 5.055 | 2.123-12.034 | 0.000 |
| Activity grade | |||
| A0, 1 | 1 | ||
| A2, 3 | 1.346 | 0.745-2.430 | 0.325 |
| Fibrosis stage | |||
| F0-2 | 1 | ||
| F3, 4 | 1.323 | 0.689-2.540 | 0.401 |
| AFP (ng/mL) | 1.000 | 1.000-1.001 | 0.318 |
| AFP-L3 (%) | 1.017 | 1.004-1.030 | 0.023 |
| DCP (mAU/mL) | 1.000 | 1.000-1.001 | 0.332 |
| B-mode classification | |||
| Type 2b | 1 | ||
| Type 1 | 1.531 | 0.767-3.053 | 0.227 |
| Type 2c | 3.179 | 1.623-6.227 | 0.001 |
HR: Hazard ratio; HCV: Hepatitis C virus; AFP: Alpha-fetoprotein; AFP-L3: Lens culinaris agglutinin-reactive alpha-fetoprotein; DCP: Des-gamma-carboxy prothrombin.