Table 3

Predictors of Survival: Cox Regression Multivariate Analysis

Variable

Hazard Ratio

95% Confidence Interval

p value

Age

0.9

0.9 – 1.02

0.5

Male sex

2.4

1.2 – 4.8

0.02

Cirrhosis

0.9

0.6 – 1.8

0.9

Moderately differentiated tumor

1.9

0.9 – 4.0

0.1

Poorly differentiated tumor

1.1

0.4 – 2.9

0.9

HBsAg⁺

1.4

0.7 – 3.1

0.4

anti-HBc⁺

0.7

0.2 – 2.1

0.5

anti-HCV⁺

1.1

0.4 – 2.5

0.9

Diabetes

1.02

0.5 – 2.3

0.9

Alcohol use

0.6

0.3 – 1.3

0.2

Cigarette smoking

0.6

0.3 – 1.2

0.2

Family history of cancer

0.9

0.5 – 1.6

0.8

Ever treated

0.2

0.1 – 0.4

0.000

AFP ≥ 100

2.6

1.4 – 4.9

0.003

TNM stage III

2.1

0.7 – 6.02

0.2

TNM stage IV

5.6

2.0 – 15.3

0.001

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