Table 2. Cox regression analysis (stepwise) of the variables^# in HCC patients.

Survival analysis	Prognostic factor	B	SE	HR(95.0% CI)	p
Overall survival§	Pathological stage	0.390	0.129	1.477(1.147–1.902)	0.003
Disease-free survival	Pathological stage	0.331	0.153	1.392(1.031–1.880)	0.031

Notes:

B, regression coefficient; SE, standard error; HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval. p < 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant.

^#Five variables including family history of cancer, age at diagnosis, gender, pathological grade, and pathological stage as the covariates.

^§Grouping was used as strata variable in the analysis.