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. 2014 Aug 29;9(8):e105268. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0105268

Table 5. Predictive factors of survival after HCC diagnosis.

VARIABLES MEDIAN TIME[MONTHS (95% C.I.)] p VALUE(univariate) p VALUE(multivariate) HAZARDRATIO (HR)
Age 0.818
<70 Years 18.0 (14.45–21.55)
>70 Years 20.0 (16.77–23.23)
Gender 0.589
Male 19.0 (14.06–23.94)
Female 19.0 (15.48–22.52)
Aetiology 0.077
HBV-related 15.0 (11.18–18.82)
HCV-related 24.0 (20.49–27.51)
Alcohol-related cirrhosis 16.0 (4.27–27.73)
Other 13.0 (9.00–17.01)
Grading 0.019 0.137 1.250
G1 27.0 (12.31–41.69)
G2 26.0 (22.50–29.50)
G3 12.0 (9.52–14.48)
Locoregional Treatment 0.000 0.000 0.265
No 8.0 (4.43–11.57)
Yes 24.0 (22.59–25.41)
Type of locoregional Treatment 0.594
Surgery 21.0 (16.36–25.64)
Interventional Radiology 24.0 (21.94–26.06)
Type of interventional Radiology 0.180
RFA 26.0 (17.03–34.97)
TACE 24.0 (20.62–27.38)
PEI 29.0 (12.37–45.63)
CHILD Score (at time of Bone Metastasis) 0.001 0.049 1.572
A 21.0 (15.75–26.25)
B 18.0 (14.91–21.10)
C 16.0 (14.06–17.95)
AFP (at diagnosis) 0.419
<43 ng\ml 18.0 (12.03–23.97)
>43 ng/ml 19.0 (14.36–23.64)
Visceral Metastasis 0.091
Yes 24.0 (19.85–28.15)
No 18.0 (15.29–20.71)
Bone metastasis - Spine 0.018 0.001 2.281
No 21.0 (16.87–25.13)
Yes 19.0 (15.26–22.74)
Bone Metastasis - Long Bones 0.639
No 19.0 (15.65–22.35)
Yes 21.0 (9.59–32.41)
Bone Metastasis - Hip 0.840
No 23.0 (20.29–25.71)
Yes 15.0 (11.87–18.13)
Bone Metastasis - Other 0.718
No 19.0 (15.21–22.79)
Yes 19.0 (11.00–27.00)
First SRE Type 0.742
Pathologica Fracture 21.0 (16.68–25.32)
Hypercalcemia 19.0 (11.3–26.70)
Spinal Cord Compression 24.0 (9.97–38.03)
Surgery to Bone 18.0 (0.00–38.53)
Radiation to Bone 18.0 (12.86–23.14)
Biphosphonate Treatment 0.529
No 18.0 (12.64–23.36)
Yes 19.0 (16.35–21.65)