Table 2. Univariate and multivariate analysis of overall survival in HCC patients.

Variables	Univariate analysis			Multivariate analysis
	HR	95% CI	p value	HR	95% CI	P value
Age	0.945	0.611-1.463	0.801
Gender	0.899	0.534-1.515	0.690
HBsAg	1.161	0.599-2.250	0.658
Tumor size	1.590	1.032-2.450	0.035*	1.152	0.706-1.880	0.572
Tumor number	2.439	1.442-4.126	0.001*	1.598	0.874-2.920	0.128
Tumor encapsulation	1.278	0.980-1.665	0.070
TNM stage	1.845	1.398-2.435	<0.001*	1.419	0.995-2.024	0.054
Liver cirrhosis	0.919	0.539-1.569	0.758
Histological differeniation	0.979	0.722-1.328	0.891
AFP	1.131	0.732-1.745	0.579
BRD7	2.766	1.713-4.465	<0.001*	2.289	1.396-3.753	0.001*

HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval; HBsAg, Hepatitis B surface antigen; AFP, alpha-fetoprotein.

^*Statistically significant (P < 0.05).