Table 5.

Univariate and Multivariate analysis of PFS

	Cases				Univariate	Multivariate
		1-yr survival rate(%)	2-yr survival rate(%)	Median survival(mo)	P-Value	ExpB (Hazard Ratio ,95 % CI)	P-Value
Gender
Male	130	47	26	10.79	0.331
Female	12	37	0	6.11
Age
< 60	92	49	29	10.49	0.180
≥ 60	50	40	21	9.35
Alpha-foetoprotein(ng/ml)
≤ 20	42	50	44	11.99	0.445
20–400	37	35	8	7.03
≥ 400	63	51	28	8.37
Child Pugh grade					0.047	2.852(1.002–8.293)	0.050
A	133	48	28	10.56
B	9	22	0	7.07
ALB(g/L)					0.307
≥ 35	108	46	20	10.49
< 35	34	47	47	10.25
Tbil(U/L)					0.429
< 20	104	49	23	11.18
≥ 20	38	37	32	6.21
Platelet count (10E9/L)
< 100	19	74	32	13.57	0.144
≥ 100	123	42	25	9.83
No. of tumours					0.034	3.992(1.978–8.057)	0.001
≤ 3	118	51	28	11.04
> 3	24	21	14	7.6
Tumour size (cm)					0.988	2.667(1.041–6.832)	0.041
≤ 5	35	39	24	11.37
> 5	107	48	25	8.37
Virus infection					0.079
none	14	59	59	13.05
HBV	126	43	24	10.25
HCV	2	50	0	11.30
Anti-virus therapy					0.951
Yes	33	44	30	8.37
No	95	43	22	10.56
H101					0.051	0.461(0.244–0.870)	0.017
Yes	74	51	32	10.49
No	68	41	20	9.72