Table 3.
Factors associated with six months survival n (%)
| Survival1 | |||
| < 6 mo | > 6 mo | P | |
| Child-Pugh score A | 4 (14.3) | 14 (35.9) | 0.0322 |
| INR < 2 | 22 (70.9) | 43 (93.5) | 0.0122 |
| Bilirubin < 3.2 mg/dL | 17 (58.6) | 35 (83.3) | 0.0332 |
| MELD score < 16 | 37 (90.2) | 18 (62.1) | 0.0062 |
| Portal vein thrombosis | 17 (54.8) | 13 (30.9) | 0.0352 |
| Tumor < 5 cm or 3 nodules < 3 cm without portal vein thrombosis | 3 (10.3) | 11 (31.4) | 0.0422 |
| Mean creatinine (mg/dL) | 1.57 ± 0.89 | 1.19 ± 0.49 | 0.0213 |
| Mean INR | 1.68 ± 0.47 | 1.47 ± 0.42 | 0.0413 |
| Mean MELD score | 13.26 ± 8.12 | 8.12 ± 6.54 | 0.0053 |
1
Patients treated curatively by OLT or surgical resection were excluded from this analysis.
2
Fischer exact test.
3
Mean comparisons by independent sample t-test.