Table 3.

Multivariable Analysis of Predictors of HCC Diagnosis.

Multivariable Analysis of Diagnosis of HCC Within Overall Cohort
	Odds Ratio	95% CI	P value
Age (year)	1.01	(0.97–1.04)	0.51
Sex (male)	1.56	(0.82–2.99)	0.17
Baseline MELD	0.98	(0.91–1.06)	0.74
Baseline Low Platelets (<100 K/μL)	2.75	(1.37–5.53)	0.004
Baseline Alpha Fetoprotein	1.00	(0.99–1.02)	0.37
Baseline Albumin (<3.4 g/dL)	2.77	(1.43–5.35)	0.002
Multivariable Analysis of Diagnosis of HCC Among Patients with Abnormal Imaging
	Odds Ratio	95% CI	P value
Age (year)	1.00	(0.96–1.04)	0.83
Sex	1.02	(0.43–2.41)	0.06
Baseline MELD	0.92	(0.81–1.05)	0.23
Baseline Thrombocytopenia (<100 K/μL)	3.67	(1.46–9.23)	0.006
Baseline Alpha Fetoprotein	1.02	(0.99–1.05)	0.15
Baseline Hypoalbuminemia (<3.4 g/dL)	4.07	(1.56–10.63)	0.004
Maximum Nodule Size ≥ 2.0 cm	8.63	(3.55–20.92)	<0.001

MELD – model of endstage liver disease