Table 6.

Multivariable Analysis of Associated Variables in HCC

Effect	Hazard Ratio	95% CI		P value
BMI Category	0.86	0.65	1.13	0.295
Insurance N vs Y	0.474	0.292	0.768	0.002
Milan criteria N vs Y	0.52	0.32	0.84	0.008
Hospice N vs Y	2.04	1.3	3.21	0.002
Treatment for HCC N vs Y	0.57	0.37	0.88	0.012
Surveillance vs Spontaneous	0.99	0.62	1.57	0.98
Final MELD	1.76	1.03	3.02	0.038
Initial MELD cat	1.22	0.79	1.9	0.35
Referred	1.11	0.67	1.83	0.67
Listed	0.18	0.023	1.4	0.103
Sex	0.98	0.51	1.88	0.97
Ethnicity	0.86	0.69	1.08	0.22

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; HCC, hepatocellular carcinoma; MELD, Model for End Stage Liver Disease.