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. 2021 Dec 23;11:821599. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2021.821599

Table 3.

Univariate and multivariate analysis of overall survival.

Risk factor The entire cohort The PSM cohort
Univariate Analysis Multivariate Analysis Univariate Analysis Multivariate Analysis
HR (95% CI) p-value HR (95% CI) p-value HR (95% CI) p-value HR (95% CI) p-value
Age level (<60/≥60) 0.7 (0.41–1.21) 0.206 0.99 (0.51–1.95) 0.987
Gender (M/F) 0.99 (0.42–2.29) 0.971 1.16 (0.41–3.26) 0.786
Pathogenesis
HBV Reference 0.127 2.14 (0.97–4.71) 0.06 Reference 0.723
HCV 2.03 (0.63–6.55) 0.236 1.98 (0.87–4.52) 0.106 1.41 (0.33–5.98) 0.642
Unclear 0.39 (0.12–1.25) 0.114 0.52 (0.07–3.82) 0.523
Type of PVTT (I+II/III+IV) 1.12 (0.68–1.82) 0.658 1.12 (0.6–2.12) 0.718
Local lymphatic metastasis (no/yes) 1.04 (0.55–1.95) 0.907 1.1 (0.46–2.62) 0.835
Recurrence (no/yes) 0.89 (0.47–1.67) 0.708 1.09 (0.5–2.39) 0.825
TACE frequency (<3, ≥3) 0.34 (0.18–0.65) 0.001 0.34 (0.18–0.66) 0.001 0.39 (0.17–0.9) 0.028 0.35 (0.15–0.82) 0.016
Size (<7/≥7) 1.56 (0.91–2.7) 0.109 1.28 (0.66–2.49) 0.474
Number of Tumor 1.38 (0.84–2.26) 0.202 1.56 (0.83–2.94) 0.165
Tumor Location
 Right Lobe Reference 0.265 Reference 0.592
 Left Lobe 0.72 (0.22–2.36) 0.592 0.85 (0.2–3.65) 0.824
 Both Lobe 1.44 (0.87–2.4) 0.158 1.36 (0.71–2.59) 0.354
HBV DNA
 Absent Reference 0.043 Reference 0.287
 Present 2.39 (1.1–5.19) 0.028 1.88 (0.7–5.02) 0.208
 Unknown 2.76 (1.23–6.17) 0.014 2.28 (0.82–6.33) 0.114
ECOG (<2/≥2) 2.31 (1.37–3.9) 0.002 2.06 (1.21–3.5) 0.008 1.96 (1.27–3.8) 0.045 1.63 (0.8–3.33) 0.178
APT (s)
≤40 Reference 0.482 Reference 0.644
40 < x ≤ 75,000 0.63 (0.25–1.59) 0.329 0.61 (0.22–1.75) 0.361
>75,000 0.88 (0.28–2.77) 0.826 0.72 (0.19–2.69) 0.628
Child-Pugh (A/B) 2.37 (0.94–5.99) 0.067 2.89 (0.68–12.27) 0.149
AFP (<400/≥400 ng/ml) 1.36 (0.82–2.27) 0.236 0.98 (0.51–1.9) 0.96
PIVKA-II (<900/≥900, ng/ml) 1.58 (0.9–2.78) 0.108 2.06 (0.97–4.39) 0.061 2.26 (0.99–5.15) 0.053
Hemoglobin (<100/≥100) 0.26 (0.09–0.74) 0.001 0.39 (0.09–1.66) 0.203
WBC (<4/≥412/L) 0.67 (0.39–1.17) 0.161 0.69 (0.34–1.39) 0.297
PLT (<100/≥1009/L) 1.11 (0.61–2.03) 0.730 1.52 (0.67–3.46) 0.321
ALT (<35/≥35 IU/L) 1.02 (0.61–1.7) 0.944 1.3 (0.68–2.48) 0.426
AST (<35/≥35 IU/L) 1.02 (0.5–2.08) 0.953 0.99 (0.41–2.37) 0.976
Treatment (TACE-L/TACE-S) 0.31 (0.79–2.13) 1.293 2.21 (1.12–4.38) 0.022 1.93 (0.96–3.88) 0.660

M, Male; F, Female; HBV, Hepatitis B virus; HCV, Hepatitis C virus; PVTT, Portal vein tumor thrombus; ECOG, Eastern cooperative oncology group; PIVKA-II, Protein Induced by Vitamin K absence or antagonist-II; AFP, Alpha fetoprotein; WBC, White blood cells; PLT, Platelet count; ALT, Alanine transaminase; AST, Aspartate aminotransferase.