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Table 5 Univariate and multivariate analyses of factors related to survival

From: Prognostic value of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography in patients with small hepatocellular carcinoma treated by radiofrequency ablation

 

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

p value

HR

95%CI

p value

HR

95%CI

Age (years)

0.648

1.014

0.955–1.076

   

Sex (female)

0.253

0.517

0.167–1.603

   

Etiology (HCV)

0.963

0.974

0.313–3.025

   

Child–Pugh class (A)

0.147

0.456

0.158–1.316

   

Platelets (×104/μL)

0.139

1.033

0.990–1.078

   

ALT (IU/L)

0.365

1.006

0.993–1.020

   

Hyaluronic acid (ng/mL)

0.681

1.000

0.999–1.002

   

Type IV collagen 7S (ng/mL)

0.070

1.150

0.989–1.338

   

Tumor size (mm)

0.001

1.174

1.071–1.287

0.044

1.112

1.003–1.232

Number of tumors

0.037

2.035

1.044–3.965

0.535

1.315

0.554–3.122

AFP (ng/mL)

0.003

1.002

1.001–1.003

0.436

0.999

0.998–1.001

AFP-L3 (> 15%)

0.007

4.274

1.474–12.390

0.074

3.774

0.879–16.210

DCP (mAU/mL)

0.698

1.000

1.000–1.000

   

PET positive

< 0.001

12.783

4.456–36.671

0.004

7.300

1.920–27.751

  1. HR hazard ratio, CI confidence interval, HCV hepatitis C virus, ALT alanine aminotransferase, HCC hepatocellular carcinoma, AFP alpha-fetoprotein, AFP-L3 Lens culinaris agglutinin-reactive alpha-fetoprotein, DCP Des-gamma-carboxyprothrombin, PET positron emission tomography
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