Table 4.

Linear regression analysis for predictors of tumor size at OLT explant pathology.

Characteristic	Model 1	Model 2
Age (per 5 yrs)	0.005	0.006
AFP at OLT (per 1,000 ng/mL)	0.019	0.075
Sex = female	−0.16	−0.13
MELD at OLT	0.026	0.014
Difference in MELD (exception – lab)	−0.024	−0.024
Tumor size: initial presentation	0.27	0.31
Time from initial presentation to OLT	−0.004	−0.000
Treatment (vs. none)
RFA	--	−0.56
TACE	--	−0.63
RFA and TACE	--	−1.62
Calendar year of diagnosis (per year)	−0.13	−0.084

Values presented for each model represent estimated increase (greater than zero) or decrease (less than zero) in maximum tumor size (cm) per unit increase in the covariate as indicated, covariate-adjusted. Note that bold indicates significant (p<0.05, with underlined indicating “near-significant” (0.05 < p < 0.10).