Table 2 Prediction of overall HCC at three separate time-points (546 controls vs. 357 cases).

From: Serum Levels of M2BPGi as Short-Term Predictors of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Untreated Chronic Hepatitis B Patients

 

Time between sample collection and HCC diagnosis

1–2 years (58 cases)

2–5 years (103 cases)

≥5 years (196 cases)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

Adjusted OR (95% CI)

M2BPGi level (index)

Negative (C.O.I < 1.00)

1.00

1.00

1.00

1.00 < C.O.I < 2.00

1.64 (0.69–3.91)

1.31 (0.65–2.63)

1.06 (0.64–1.74)

C.O.I ≥ 2.00

7.40 (2.40–22.78)c

6.46 (2.58–16.18)c

2.24 (0.97–5.15)

Age (in years)

30–39

1.00

1.00

1.00

40–49

0.87 (0.25–3.05)

0.50 (0.21–1.19)

0.46 (0.27–0.78)b

50–59

0.69 (0.20–2.39)

0.43 (0.18–1.02)

0.22 (0.13–0.39)c

 ≥ 60

1.45 (0.37–5.65)

0.69 (0.24–1.96)

0.05 (0.01–0.20)c

Sex

Female

1.00

1.00

1.00

Male

1.35 (0.50–3.63)

1.54 (0.66–3.58)

1.09 (0.64–1.86)

ALT (U/L)

<45

1.00

1.00

1.00

 ≥ 45

1.19 (0.40–3.54)

1.29 (0.58–2.88)

0.92 (0.42–2.01)

AST (U/L)

 < 45

1.00

1.00

1.00

 ≥ 45

0.77 (0.21–2.83)

3.00 (1.26–7.15)a

1.20 (0.50–2.90)

AFP (ng/mL)

 < 10

1.00

1.00

1.00

 ≥ 10

12.99 (4.82–35.03)c

5.40 (2.17–13.45)c

5.34 (2.43–11.70)c

HBV DNA level (copies/mL)

 < 300

1.00

1.00

1.00

300–9999

0.23 (0.05–1.06)

1.12 (0.34–3.66)

1.34 (0.59–3.06)

10,000–99,999

0.27 (0.06–1.24)

0.96 (0.27–3.49)

1.05 (0.44–2.52)

100,000–999,999

0.22 (0.04–1.27)

2.32 (0.70–7.68)

1.07 (0.42–2.70)

 ≥ 1,000,000

0.41 (0.10–1.61)

1.22 (0.37–4.06)

1.03 (0.43–2.44)

HBsAg (IU/mL)

<100

1.00

1.00

1.00

100–999

2.85 (0.79–10.29)

2.16 (0.83–5.64)

3.19 (1.56–6.55)b

≥1,000

4.51 (1.21–16.77)a

2.77 (1.02–7.53)a

5.28 (2.55–10.93)c

  1. aIndicates significance at the P < 0.05 level (two-tailed test).
  2. bIndicates significance at the P < 0.01 level (two-tailed test).
  3. cIndicates significance at the P < 0.001 level (two-tailed test).