Table 2. Multivariate Cox proportional hazard model for predictors of death for Child-Pugh A patients.
| Variable | β | HR | 95% CI | P |
| Sex, M/F | −0.192 | 0.825 | 0.588, 1.157 | 0.265 |
| Age, <60/≥60 years | 0.058 | 1.060 | 0.779, 1.441 | 0.712 |
| Tumor size, <5/≥5 cm | 0.473 | 1.605 | 1.181, 2.181 | 0.003 |
| BCLC, A/B | 0.365 | 1.441 | 1.066, 1.947 | 0.017 |
| AFP, <400/≥400 ng/μL | 0.312 | 1.366 | 1.065, 1.752 | 0.014 |
| ALT, ≤40/>40 U/L | −0.207 | 0.813 | 0.616, 1.072 | 0.142 |
| AST, ≤35/>35 U/L | 0.407 | 1.502 | 1.103, 2.046 | 0.010 |
| ALP, ≤150/>150 U/L | 0.247 | 1.280 | 0.943, 1.738 | 0.113 |
| GGT, ≤50/>50 U/L | 0.350 | 1.419 | 1.032, 1.950 | 0.031 |
| TBIL, ≤17.1/>17.1 μmol/L | 0.011 | 1.011 | 0.776, 1.319 | 0.933 |
| Platelet count, <100/100–300/>300 × 109/L | −0.319 | 0.771 | 0.566, 0.933 | 0.012 |
| PT, <12/12–14/>14 s | 0.082 | 1.086 | 0.795, 1.482 | 0.604 |
| Alb, <34/34–48/>48 g/L | −0.246 | 0.782 | 0.501, 1.218 | 0.277 |
| PA, male <120/120–190/>190 mg/L, female <110/110–170/>170 mg/L | −0.313 | 0.731 | 0.606, 0.883 | 0.001 |
Abbreviations: Alb, albumin; AFP, alpha fetoprotein; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate transaminase; BCLC, Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer; CI, confidence interval; GGT, gamma-glutamyl transferase; HR, hazard ratio; PA, prealbumin; PT, prothrombin time; TBIL, total bilirubin.