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. 2021 Feb;9(3):247. doi: 10.21037/atm-20-2229

Table 4. Univariate and Multivariable Analysis for Overall Survival of Patients with or without Splenomegaly before PSM.

Clinical variable Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
β HR (95% CI) P β HR (95% CI) P
Age, year ‒1.648 0.993 (0.985–1.001) 0.099
Sex, male vs. female 0.137 1.019 (0.776–1.34) 0.891
HBsAg ‒1.269 0.844 (0.65–1.097) 0.204
TBIL ‒0.407 0.998 (0.99–1.006) 0.684
DBIL ‒0.472 0.997 (0.985–1.01) 0.637
ALB ‒0.518 0.995 (0.975–1.015) 0.605
ALT ‒0.333 1 (0.998–1.001) 0.739
PT ‒0.838 0.997 (0.99–1.004) 0.402
AFP 3.965 1 (1.0–1.0) <0.001 1.971 1 (1.0–1.0) <0.001
Tumor diameter 2.985 1.027 (1.009–1.045) 0.003 1.963 1.021 (1–1.043) 0.05
Esophageal and gastric varices ‒0.092 0.99 (0.807–1.215) 0.927
Ascites ‒0.405 0.949 (0.736–1.224) 0.686
Liver cirrhosis 1.863 1.184 (0.991–1.415) 0.062
No# of tumor ‒0.383 0.954 (0.751–1.213) 0.702
PVTT 1.233 1.116 (0.938–1.327) 0.218
Tumor capsule ‒6.288 0.739 (0.673–0.812) <0.001 ‒4.253 0.809 (0.734–0.892) <0.001
CA199 1.013 1.001 (0.999–1.002) 0.311
CEA 2.913 1.026 (1.008–1.044) 0.004 3.619 1.03 (1.013–1.046) <0.001
AST 4.003 1.004 (1.002–1.006) <0.001 1.838 1.002 (1–1.004) 0.066
Thickness of splenic hilum 5.219 1.22 (1.132–1.315) <0.001 2.894 1.129 (1.04–1.226) 0.004
PLT 0.268 1 (0.999–1.001) 0.789

PSM, propensity score matching; HBsAg, Hepatitis B surface antigen; TBIL, Total Bilirubin; DBIL, Direct Bilirubin; ALB, Albumin; ALT, Alanine Aminotransferase; PT, Prothrombin time; AFP, α-fetoprotein; PVTT, portal vein tumor thrombus; CA199, Carbohydrate Atigen 19-9; CEA, Carcinoembryonic antigen; AST, Aspartate Aminotransferase; PLT, Platelet.