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. 2018;19(12):3435–3441. doi: 10.31557/APJCP.2018.19.12.3435

Table 2.

Univariate and Multivariate Analysis of Predictors of Microvascular Invasion

Variables Univariate Multivariate
OR (95% CI) p value OR (95% CI) p value
Age (years) 0.992 (0.96–1.02) 0.535
INR 0.418 (0.04–4.15) 0.457
AFP (<400 ng/mL)
 >400 ng/mL 1.557 (0.91–2.65) 0.102
PLR (<102)
 >102 2.385 (1.39–4.07) 0.001 1.831(1.05–3.21) 0.034
PNI (<95)
 >95 0.736 (0.43–1.25) 0.259
NLR (<1.8)
 >1.8 1.167 (0.96–1.42) 0.121
Tumor size (<5cm)
 >5 cm 4.299 (2.41–7.66) 0 3.791(2.1–6.84) 0
Gender (Male)
 Female 1.202 (0.70–2.06) 0.502
HBV (Negative)
 Positive 0.702 (0.42–1.18) 0.182
HCV (Negative)
 Positive 1.224 (0.64–2.35) 0.543
Alcohol (None)
 Occasional 1.405 (0.74–2.68) 0.302
 Alcoholism 1.203 (0.60–2.40) 0.599
Child–Pugh score (A)
 B 1.193 (0.37–3.82) 0.767
Multifocal tumor (Single)
 zMultiple 1.233 (0.68–2.25) 0.492

AFP, alpha-fetoprotein; CI, confidence interval; HBV, hepatitis B virus; HCV, hepatitis C virus; INR, international normalized ratio; NLR, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio; OR, odds ratio; PLR, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio; PNI, prognostic nutritional index.