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Table 2 Univariate and multivariate analysis of the prognostic factors contributing to overall survival

From: Comparison of percutaneous radiofrequency thermal ablation and surgical resection for small hepatocellular carcinoma

  

Multivariate Analysis

Variables

Univariate

Analysis

Hazard Ratio (95%CI)

P value

Surgical resection vs PRFA

0.257

0.964(0.870-1.224)

0.889

Gender (male vs female)

0.811

  

Age (> 65 vs ≤ 65)

0.639

  

HBV vs non HBV

0.074

  

HCV vs non HCV

0.042

0.516 (0.163-1.628)

0.259

LC vs non LC

0.073

  

Albumin (g/dL) (> 3.5 vs ≤ 3.5)

0.003

1.732 (1.015-3.314)

0.047

T-Bil (mg/dL) (> 1.0 vs ≤ 1.0)

0.141

  

Platelet (×104/mm3) (> 10 vs ≤ 10)

0.045

1.132 (0.568-2.258)

0.724

Prothrombin time (%) (> 80 vs ≤ 80)

0.068

  

Serum AFP (> 100 vs ≤ 100)

0.987

  

PIVKAII (> 100 vs ≤ 100)

0.15

  

Tumor size (cm) (> 2 vs ≤ 2)

0.883

  
  1. PRFA, percutaneous radiofrequency thermal ablation; HBV, hepatitis B virus; HCV, hepatitis C virus; LC, liver cirrhosis; T-Bil, total bilirubin; CI, confidence interval; AFP, alpha-fetoprotein; PIVKAII, protein induced vitamin K absence or antagonist II