Table 3.
Univariate and multivariate analyses of overall survival in HCC patients
| Variables | Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | ||||
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| HR | 95% CI | P value | HR | 95% CI | P value | |
| Age | 1.453 | 0.381-3.428 | 0.204 | |||
| Gender | 1.215 | 0.359-3.151 | 0.119 | |||
| HBV infection | 1.443 | 0.706-4.114 | 0.452 | |||
| Cirrhosis | 2.151 | 0.657-3.950 | 0.079 | |||
| Tumor size | 1.397 | 0.483-2.872 | 0.122 | |||
| TNM stage | 2.938 | 1.733-5.575 | 0.008 | 2.428 | 1.359-3.221 | 0.021 |
| Tumor grade | 1.379 | 0.864-4.418 | 0.052 | |||
| Sox3 expression | 2.636 | 1.409-4.945 | 0.012 | 2.186 | 1.364-4.390 | 0.015 |
Abbreviation: HBV, hepatitis B virus; AFP, alpha fetoprotein; TBIL, total bilirubin; TNM, tumor-node-metastasis.