Table II.
Comparison of RTL between different subgroups of all patients stratified by host characteristics
| Variables | RTL, median (range) | P value |
| Age (years) | ||
| <54 | 0.63 (0.17–1.80) | 0.005 |
| ≥54 | 0.54 (0.17–1.79) | |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 0.63 (0.21–1.80) | 0.555 |
| Female | 0.60 (0.17–1.67) | |
| HBsAg | ||
| Positive | 0.60 (0.17–1.80) | 0.642 |
| Negative | 0.62 (0.30–1.79) | |
| Liver cirrhosis | ||
| Yes | 0.60 (0.17–1.67) | 0.933 |
| No | 0.59 (0.22–1.80) | |
| Tumor size (cm) | ||
| <5 | 0.64 (0.17–1.79) | 0.091 |
| ≥5 | 0.58 (0.17–1.80) | |
| Number of tumors | ||
| Single | 0.58 (0.17–1.80) | 0.319 |
| Multiple | 0.62 (0.17–1.67) | |
| PVT | ||
| Yes | 0.58 (0.17–1.45) | 0.454 |
| No | 0.61 (0.17–1.80) | |
| TNM stage | ||
| I + II | 0.61 (0.17–1.80) | 0.277 |
| III + IV | 0.59 (0.17–1.67) | |
| Child–Pugh score | ||
| A | 0.60 (0.17–1.80) | 0.713 |
| B | 0.58 (0.26–1.14) | |
| Serum AFP (μg/l) | ||
| <200 | 0.59 (0.17–1.80) | 0.642 |
| ≥200 | 0.62 (0.19–1.67) |
The P values were calculated using a Wilcoxon rank sum test.