Table 3. Multivariate Analyses of Factors Associated with Overall Survival and Time to Recurrence.
| Variable | Overall Survival |
Time to Recurrence |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hazard ratio (95% CI) | P Value | Hazard ratio (95% CI) | P Value | |
| Tumor size (cm; ≤5 vs. >5) | 1.184 (0.680–2.061) | NS | 1.445 (0.858–2.435) | 0.166 |
| Tumor number (single vs. multiple) | 1.267 (0.618–2.599) | NS | ||
| Vascular invasion (no vs. yes) | 1.903 (1.121–3.233) | 0.017 | 1.894 (1.161–3.087) | 0.010 |
| STYK1 (high vs. low) | 1.987 (1.126–3.507) | 0.018 | 2.059 (1.214–3.493) | 0.007 |
NOTE: Multivariate analysis, Cox proportional hazards regression model.
Abbreviation: 95% CI, 95% confidence interval; AFP, alpha-fetoprotein; NS, not significant (Cox proportional hazards regression model); BCLC, Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer staging system.