Table 3.

Linear regression model of MTD, PVT and Aggressiveness Index score as categorical. All models on HDL and LDL categories combined.

				MTD (cm)				PVT (No/Yes)				Aggressiveness Index score (4/≥5)
Parameter				β	se(β)	p-value	95% C.I.	OR	se(OR)	p-value	95% C.I.	OR	se(OR)	p-value	95% C.I.
HDL*	&	LDL¥
High		Low	(Ref. category)	1				1				1
High		High		1.25	1.24	0.31	−1.19 to 3.70	1.14	0.79	0.85	0.29 to 4.45	1.08	0.78	0.92	0.26 to 4.43
Low		Low		1.25	0.33	<0.001	0.60 to 1.91	1.25	0.25	0.26	0.85 to 1.84	1.11	0.21	0.56	0.77 to 1.61
Low		High		3.20	0.77	<0.001	1.68 to 4.72	3.04	1.29	0.009	1.32 to 6.97	12.91	13.31	0.01	1.71 to 97.42

^*HDL (mg/dL): High (0), [≥50(F)]/[≥40(M)]; Low (1), [<50(F)]/[<40(M)];

^¥LDL (mg/dL): Low (0), <160; High (1), ≥160. Abbreviations: β, coefficient; se (β), standard error of coefficient; OR, Odds-Ratio; se (OR), standard error of Odds-Ratio; MTD, Maximum Tumor Diameter; PVT, Portal Vein Thrombosis; HDL, High Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol; LDL, Low Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol. Aggressiveness Index as sum of scores: MTD (in terciles): MTD<4.5; 4.5≤MTD≤9.6; MTD>9.6; scores 1, 2, 3 respectively; AFP (cut-off): AFP<100; 100≤AFP≤1000; AFP>1000 ng/ml; scores 1, 2, 3 respectively; PVT (No/Yes): PVT (No); PVT (Yes); scores 1, 3 respectively; Tumor Nodules (number): Nodules≤3; Nodules>3; scores 1, 3 respectively