Table 3.

Cox multivariate analysis of enrolled HCC patients.

Variable	P value	HR	95% CI
			Lower	Upper
Tumor diameter (vs. ≤5.0cm)	0.072	1.440	0.949	3.395
TNM stage (vs. I–II)	0.016*	3.667	1.768	7.594
USP7 expression (vs. high)	0.037*	0.442	0.210	0.883

^*Indicates P<0.05 by Cox regression test.

HR – hazard ratio; 95% CI – 95% confidence interval.