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. 2018 Apr 5;13(4):e0195336. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0195336

Table 3. Univariable and multivariable analysis of risk factors for the development of HCC.

Parameters Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
p value OR (95% CI) p value OR (95% CI)
Age>50 years 0.534 1.294(0.575–2.910)
Gender (male/female) 0.917 0.957(0.423–2.167)
Smoking (yes/no) 0.652 1.201(0.542–2.665)
Drinking (yes/no) 0.522 0.662(0.188–2.335)
Ascites (yes/no) 0.513 0.791(0.391–1.597)
Hypertension (yes/no) 0.211 1.651(0.752–3.623)
NLR (high/low) 0.002 3.324(1.582–6.986) 0.004 3.304(1.477–7.394)
Platelet count (<30×109/L) 0.315 0.697(0.345–1.409)
ALT (>40U/L) 0.235 1.533(0.757–3.105)
AST (>40U/L) 0.016 2.483(1.184–5.208) 0.065 2.147(0.954–4.834)
INR (>1.2) 0.051 2.965(0.994–8.841) 0.088 2.656(0.866–8.150)
AFP 0.622 1.004(0.987–1.022)
Child-Pugh Score (Child C vs. Child A) 0.305 2.041(0.522–7.983)
Child-Pugh Score (Child B vs. Child A) 0.359 1.519(0.621–3.710)
Estimated blood loss ≥470ml 0.985 1.015(0.208–4.965)
Intraoperative transfusion (yes/no) 0.917 1.040(0.492–2.202)
Spleen volume ≥1426mm3 0.832 0.992(0.921–1.069)
Portal vein thrombosis (yes/no) 0.743 0.849(0.319–2.257)
Surgical approach (open splenectomy vs. laparoscopy) 0.169 0.353(0.080–1.555)
Postoperative complications (yes/no) 0.515 1.277(0.611–2.668)

Abbreviations: NLR, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate transaminase; INR, international normalized ratio; AFP, alpha fetoprotein.