Table 3.

Univariate and multivariate analyses of various prognostic parameters in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) Cox-regression analysis.

LETM1	Univariate analysis			Multivariate analysis
	p	Hazard ratio	95% confidence	p	Hazard ratio	95% confidence
Tumor size	0.000	5.110	2.570–10.160	0.008	2.742	1.303–5.768
Portal vein emboli and metastasis	0.000	6.656	3.321–13.341	0.001	3.676	1.711–7.898
TNM stage (AJCC)	0.000	4.092	2.124–7.883	0.009	2.523	1.258–5.059