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. 2022 Apr 12;14(8):1935. doi: 10.3390/cancers14081935

Table 3.

Factors associated with the development of major complications and PHLF B or C after hepatic resection for HCC.

Major Complications PHLF B or C
Variables Univariate Analysis Univariate Analysis
OR (95%-CI) p-Value OR (95%-CI) p-Value
Age 0.974
(0.926–1.026)
0.322 0.980
(0.933–1.030)
0.432
Sex (male) 1.363
(0.286–6.491)
0.697 0.577
(0.168–1.979)
0.382
BMI (kg/m2) 1.037
(0.895–1.201)
0.631 0.890
(0.760–1.041)
0.146
Diabetes mellitus 2.271
(0.720–7.170)
0.162 0.971
(0.289–3.271)
0.963
LSM > 10 kPa (n = 108) 2.660
(0.512–13.822)
0.244 13.565
(1.705–107.907)
0.014
Thrombocytopenia 1.011
(0.329–3.154)
0.985 4.849
(1.297–18.127)
0.019
Esophageal varices (n = 154) 0.429
(0.091–1.740)
0.284 2.757
(0.906–8.391)
0.074
Portal hypertension 0.598
(0.191–1.868)
0.376 3.384
(1.076–10.642)
0.037
MELD score 1.211
(1.018–1.442)
0.031 1.144
(0.962–1.360)
0.127
Child-Pugh score 2.050
(0.684–2.159)
0.085 2.218
(1.008–4.883)
0.048
ALBI score 1.981
(0.715–5.488)
0.188 7.195
(2.171–23.844)
0.001
Major hepatectomy 0.884
(0.231–3.385)
0.857 0.818
(0.216–3.097)
0.768
Sarcopenia (dichotomous) 1.557
(0.486–4.983)
0.453 1.751
(0.559–5.479)
0.336
SMI (continuous) 0.975
(0.918–1.036)
0.410 0.972
(0.917–1.032)
0.362

ALBI: albumin-bilirubin score; BMI: body mass index; CI: confidence interval; HCC: hepatocellular carcinoma; LSM: liver stiffness measurement; MELD: Model for end-stage-liver-disease; OR: odds ratio; PHLF: post-hepatectomy liver failure; SMI: skeletal muscle index.