Table 2.
Univariate and multivariate analysis of prognostic factors of DFS
| Variable | Univariate | Multivariate | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| χ2 value (Log-rank) | p value | HR (95% Cl) | p value | |
| Treatment (PH+TACE vs PH) | 8.406 | 0.004 | 0.333-0.777 | 0.002 |
| Number of tumor (> 2 vs 2) | 6.237 | 0.013 | 1.185-2.788 | 0.006 |
| The biggest tumor diameter (cm) (≤ 5 vs > 5) | 0.357 | 0.550 | - | n.a. |
| Total tumor diameter (cm) (≤ 8 vs > 8) | 0.001 | 0.981 | - | n.a. |
| Cirrhosis (positive vs negative) | 0.487 | 0.485 | - | n.a. |
| Age (years) (≤ 53 vs > 53) | 1.840 | 0.175 | 0.506-1.164 | 0.213 |
| ALT (U/L) (≤ 75 vs > 75) | 0.015 | 0.903 | - | n.a. |
| GGT (≤ 50 U/L vs > 50 U/L) | 0.786 | 0.375 | - | n.a. |
| AFP (ng/ml) (≤ 400 vs > 400) | 0.023 | 0.879 | - | n.a. |
| Tumor capsule (positive vs negative) | 0.225 | 0.635 | - | n.a. |
| Tumor differentiation (III/IV vs I/II) | 1.599 | 0.206 | - | n.a. |
| Tumor location (same vs different) | 0.177 | 0.674 | - | n.a. |
n.a. not applicable.