Table 3.

Results from a multivariable Cox proportional hazards model examining risk of mortality among HCC patients with underlying NAFLD, alcohol abuse or HCV

	Adjusted Hazard Ratio (95% CI)
Risk factor
NAFLD	0.8 (0.6–1.0)
Alcohol abuse	0.9 (0.8–1.2)
HCV	1.0 (Reference)
Age	1.0 (0.9–1.0)
Race
White	1.0 (Reference)
Black	1.1 (0.9–1.3)
Hispanic	1.0 (0.8–1.2)
Others	1.0 (0.6–1.5)
MELD score
<10	1.0 (Reference)
10–19.9	1.4 (1.3–1.7)
20+	1.4 (1.1–1.9)
Deyo index
0	1.0 (Reference)
1	1.0 (0.8–1.2)
2+	1.0 (0.8–1.1)
BCLC stage
A	1.0 (Reference)
B	1.7 (1.4–2.2)
C	2.7 (2.2–3.3)
D	4.2 (3.4–5.5)
Any HCC Surveillance
Yes	0.8 (0.7–0.9)
No	1.0 (Reference)
HCC Treatment
Curative (resection, transplantation, ablation)	0.3 (0.2–0.3)
Palliative (TACE, chemotherapy)	0.5 (0.5–0.6)
No treatment	1.00 (Reference)