Table 3.
Univariate and multivariate analyses for disease-free survival
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| HR | 95% CI | P | HR | 95% CI | P | |
| Age, years | 0.931 | 0.698-1.241 | 0.625 | |||
| Sex | 0.732 | 0.450-1.192 | 0.210 | |||
| AFP | 1.413 | 1.001-1.995 | 0.049 | |||
| Cirrhosis | 0.907 | 0.619-1.328 | 0.616 | |||
| Tumor size, cm | 0.940 | 0.668-1.322 | 0.722 | |||
| Differentiation | 1.187 | 0.788-1.789 | 0.411 | |||
| TNM stage | 0.863 | 0.647-1.151 | 0.315 | |||
| Vascular invasion | 1.384 | 1.063-1.910 | 0.027 | 1.365 | 1.076-2.219 | 0.045 |
| OPN expression | 1.349 | 1.095-1.830 | 0.034 | 1.317 | 1.006-1.609 | 0.048 |
Abbreviations: OPN: Osteopontin; AFP: alpha-fetoprotein.