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. 2021 Sep 7;13:6989–6998. doi: 10.2147/CMAR.S311526

Table 2.

Univariate and Multivariate Analysis of Predictive Factors Affecting OS and PFS

OS PFS
Univariate Multivariate Univariate Multivariate
HR 95%CI P-value HR 95%CI P-value HR 95%CI P-value HR 95%CI P-value
NLR (≥2.49/<2.49) 1.890 1.329–2.689 0.000 1.571 1.093–2.259 0.015 1.388 1.009–1.909 0.044 1.394 1.012–1.919 0.042
Age, years (≥60/<60) 1.037 0.725–1.483 0.842 0.942 0.686–1.295 0.715
Gender (male/female) 0.911 0.552–1.502 0.715 1.070 0.674–1.698 0.774
ECOGPS (1/0) 1.276 0.896–1.818 0.177 0.996 0.728–1.364 0.981
PLT,10^9/L (≥125/<125) 0.967 0.667–1.400 0.858 0.990 0.712–1.376 0.952
ALT, U/L(≥40/<40) 1.405 0.987–2.000 0.059 1.470 1.069–2.022 0.018 1.427 1.037–1.964 0.029
ALB, g/L(≥40/<40) 0.356 0.244–0.518 0.000 0.495 0.331–0.741 0.001 0.724 0.527–0.992 0.045 0.227
GGT, U/L (≥45/<45) 1.986 1.093–3.608 0.024 0.622 1.597 0.975–2.615 0.063
TBil, umol/L (≥21/<21) 1.900 1.331–2.714 0.000 1.545 1.064–2.242 0.022 1.356 0.990–1.857 0.058
AFP, ng/mL(>400/≤400) 1.176 0.827–1.671 0.368 1.282 0.936–1.755 0.121
Tumor size, cm(>10/ ≤10) 1.552 1.063–2.267 0.023 0.338 1.040 0.737–1.467 0.823
Tumor number(>3/≤3) 1.510 1.057–2.159 0.024 0.490 1.225 0.896–1.674 0.204
Child-Pugh 0.000 0.982 0.053
A 0.431 0.292–0.637 0.698 0.485–1.004
B 2.319 1.570–3.425 1.433 0.996–2.061
BCLC stage 0.196 0.504
B 0.737 0.465–1.170 0.873 0.585–1.301
C 1.356 0.854–2.153 1.146 0.769–1.708
Type of hepatitis
None 1.059 0.662–1.693 0.812 0.962 0.635–1.458 0.857
HBV 0.947 0.614–1.459 0.804 1.041 0.709–1.529 0.838
HCV 0.741 0.235–2.332 0.608 0.957 0.354–2.589 0.931
Macrovascular invasion 1.507 1.058–2.147 0.023 0.963 1.180 0.862–1.615 0.301
Bone metastasis 1.232 0.746–2.034 0.414 1.326 0.828–2.124 0.240
Extrahepatic metastasis 0.902 0.633–1.286 0.569 0.945 0.689–1.294 0.723
Lung metastasis 1.067 0.600–1.898 0.825 1.404 0.835–2.360 0.200
Lymph node metastasis 0.879 0.609–1.269 0.491 0.800 0.578–1.107 0.178
Prior treatment
Surgery 0.591 0.399–0.875 0.009 0.559 0.883 0.632–1.233 0.464
RFA 0.179 0.078–0.409 0.000 0.192 0.083–0.446 0.000 0.527 0.318–0.876 0.013 0.544 0.327–0.905 0.019
TACE or TAE 0.969 0.636–1.476 0.883 1.014 0.696–1.477 0.942
Radiotherapy 1.074 0.438–2.635 0.875 0.906 0.400–2.053 0.814

Abbreviations: OS, overall survival; PFS, progression-free survival; HR, hazard ratio; 95% CI, 95% confidence interval.