Table 2.

Cox regression analysis of independent prognostic factors in patients with HCC (n = 141)

Variables	P	Hazard ratio	Hazard ratio (95% CI)
			Lower	Upper
Tumor size (< 5 cm, ≥ 5 cm)	0.304	1.492	0.695	3.203
Tumor stage	0.000	2.796	1.736	4.504
MVI	0.081	1.544	0.948	2.514
Group	0.009
USP22+ SIRT1-group	0.045	2.046	1.015	4.125
USP22+ SIRT1+ group	0.002	3.006	1.479	6.107

 P < 0.05 was considered a statistically significant difference