Diabetes mellitus impacts risk of macrovascular invasion in patients undergoing transplantation for hepatocellular carcinoma

Table 3 Multivariate analysis of post-transplant HCC recurrence

Characteristics	Odds Ratio	95% Confidence Limits		P value
DM	0.96	0.39	2.34	0.93
Vascular Invasion
Microvascular only vs. None	3.71	1.39	9.91	0.009
Macrovascular vs. None	32.50	8.91	118.55	< 0.0001
Total Tumor Diameter	1.07	0.96	1.18	0.21
Age >65	0.55	0.17	1.79	0.32

OR’s were adjusted for BMI (≥30 vs <30) and etiologic risk factors (HCV, HBV, NASH, and alcoholic cirrhosis).

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