Table 4.

Risk factors for HCC (Cox's proportional hazard model; n = 278)

	Univariate		Multivariate
Variable	HR (95% CI)	p	HR (95% CI)	p
Age (per year of life)	1.04 (1.01–1.07)	0.003	1.05 (1.02–1.08)	0.002
Gender (male)	1.53 (0.77–3.06)	0.227	1.72 (0.84–3.52)	0.141
Aetiology
Non-viral	1.0		1.0
Viral	2.78 (1.17–6.61)	0.021	3.55 (1.48–8.50)	0.005
Liver stiffness		0.021		0.006
20–25 kPa	1.0		1.0
25–30 kPa	1.55 (0.47–5.08)	0.470	1.39 (0.42–4.60)	0.590
30–40 kPa	3.21 (1.16–8.82)	0.024	2.98 (1.07–8.32)	0.037
>40 kPa	4.08 (1.48–11.24)	0.007	4.81 (1.73–13.35)	0.003

Abbreviations: HR, Hazard Ratio; CI, confidence interval; kPa, kilopascals.

Significant differences in bold.