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. 2020 Jan 15;122(7):978–985. doi: 10.1038/s41416-019-0706-0

Table 2.

Preoperative clinical risk factors for 5-year survival in patients with HCC.

Variable Univariable analysis Multivariable analysis
OR (95% CI) P-value OR (95% CI) P-value

Age,

  >60 years vs. ≤60 years

1.777

(0.959–3.291)

0.068

1.693

(0.849–3.376)

0.135

Sex,

  female vs. male

1.132

(0.545–2.351)

0.740

HBsAg/HCV-ab status,

positive vs. negative

0.874

(0.413–1.848)

0.724

Cirrhosis,

present vs. absent

1.030

(0.525–2.022)

0.932

Preoperative AFP level,

>7 ng/mL vs. ≤7 ng/mL

3.696

(2.017–6.773)

<0.001*

3.789

(1.986–7.231)

<0.001*

Preoperative ALT level,

>40 U/L vs. ≤40 U/L

1.002

(0.541–1.858)

0.994

Preoperative AST level,

>45 U/L vs. ≤45 U/L

2.599

(1.344–5.026)

0.005*

2.692

(1.300–5.573)

0.008*

Preoperative TB level,

>20 μmol/L vs. ≤20 μmol/L

0.740

(0.350–1.565)

0.430

Preoperative DB level,

>6 μmol/L vs. ≤6 μmol/L

1.563

(0.839–2.911)

0.159

Preoperative ALB level,

<35 g/L vs. ≥35 g/L

2.473

(0.749–8.166)

0.137

Preoperative PLT,

<100 × 109/L vs. ≥100 × 109/L

1.110

(0.551–2.238)

0.770

Preoperative PT,

>14 s vs. ≤14 s

1.316

(0.506–3.423)

0.574

Preoperative INR,

>1.5 vs. ≤1.5

1.648

(0.685–3.963)

0.264

Preoperative CP class,

B vs. A

0.932

(0.057–15.110)

0.961

MRI-reported tumour number,

 >3 vs. ≤3

4.087

(1.117–14.957)

0.033*

1.555

(0.218–11.078)

0.659

MRI-reported tumour size,

>2 cm vs. ≤2 cm

2.597

(1.154–5.847)

0.021*

1.959

(0.810–4.739)

0.136

BCLC stage,

B vs. 0/A

3.611

(1.384–9.425)

0.009*

2.933

(0.665–12.938)

0.155

AFP alpha-fetoprotein, ALB albumin, ALT alanine aminotransferase, AST aspartate aminotransferase, BCLC Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer, CI confidence interval, CP Child–Pugh, DB direct bilirubin, HBsAg hepatitis B surface antigen, HCC hepatocellular carcinoma, HCV-ab hepatitis C Virus antibody, INR international normalised ratio, PLT platelet count, PT prothrombin time, TB total bilirubin, MRI magnetic resonance imaging, OR odds ratio, vs. versus

*P-value < 0.05