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. 2012 May 25;103(8):1493–1501. doi: 10.1111/j.1349-7006.2012.02315.x

Table 1.

Clinicopathological features and risk factor of recurrence in 200 primary hepatocellular carcinomas (HCC)

Clinicopathologic factors Primary HCC Univariate Multivariate
(n = 200) χ 2 P–value χ 2 P–value
Age (years, mean ± SD) 64.8 ± 10.8 0.537 0.464
Gender (male/female) 154/45 0.178 0.673
Viral infection (HBV/HCV/NBNC) 43/99/57 3.386 0.184
Child‐Pugh classification (A/B/C) 146/51/3 3.322 0.073
AST (IU/L, mean ± SD) 54.12 ± 33.8 11.30 0.001 8.524 0.004
ALT (IU/L, mean ± SD) 49.92 ± 38.9 1.191 0.275
Plt (×109/L, mean ± SD) 15.57 ± 8.7 1.680 0.195
ICG‐R15 (%, mean ± SD) 19.02 ± 11.4 1.047 0.306
PT% (mean ± SD) 84.89 ± 14.3 8.620 0.003 1.564 0.211
T.bil (mg/dL, mean ± SD) 0.94 ± 0.76 0.449 0.503
Alb (g/dL, mean ± SD) 3.86 ± 0.54 5.038 0.025 0.826 0.364
AFP (ng/mL) ≥ 100 vs < 100 65/135 9.933 0.002 5.154 0.023
PIVKA‐II (mAU/mL) ≥ 100 vs < 100 102/98 2.629 0.105
Tumor max size (mean ± SD) 5.06 ± 3.7 4.154 0.042 2.892 0.089
Solitary or multiple 136/64 0.498 0.481
Capsular formation (pfc) (−/+) 45/155 0.512 0.474
Capsular invasion (pfc‐inf) (−/+) 81/119 0.014 0.907
Portal vein invasion (pvp) (−/+) 102/98 7.312 0.007 0.034 0.854
Macro vascular invasion (vp0–1/vp > 2) 159/41 16.709 <0.001 5.338 0.021
Hepatic vein invasion (pvv) (−/+) 171/29 6.260 0.012 1.624 0.225
Stages (I/II/III/IV) 14/87/66/52 8.048 0.005 0.648 0.421
Background of liver (CH/LC/NL) 87/102/11 1.689 0.430
Degree of differention (well/mod/poor) 49/115/36 7.982 0.019 0.542 0.762

AFP, α‐fetoprotein; Alb, albumin; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate amino transferase; CH, chronic hepatitis; ICG‐R15, indocyanine green retention rate at 15 min; LC, cirrhosis; NL, normal liver; PIVKAII, protein induced by vitamin K absence or antagonists II; PLT, platelet; PT%, prothrombin time; T.bil, total bilirubin; +, positive; −, negative.