Table 1 Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analysis of factors associated with overall survival of patients with HCC.

From: Clinical significance of circulating soluble immune checkpoint proteins in sorafenib-treated patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma

Variables

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

HR

95% CI

p value

HR

95% CI

p value

Age (≄71 years)

0.816

0.415–1.603

0.555

Ā Ā Ā 

Sex (male)

1.005

0.498–2.030

0.988

Ā Ā Ā 

HBV (positive)

1.376

0.525–3.611

0.516

Ā Ā Ā 

HCV (positive)

0.517

0.263–1.014

0.055

Ā Ā Ā 

Child-Pugh (≄6)

1.632

0.802–3.322

0.177

Ā Ā Ā 

Platelets (≄111 Ɨ 103/mm3)

1.511

0.769–2.969

0.231

Ā Ā Ā 

Hemoglobin (≄12.6 g/dL)

0.490

0.000–0.971

0.041

0.630

0.315–1.260

0.192

Albumin (≄3.5 g/dL)

0.462

0.000–0.920

0.028

0.554

0.264–1.165

0.119

AST (≄55 U/L)

1.198

0.605–2.372

0.603

Ā Ā Ā 

ALT (≄40 U/L)

0.861

0.436–1.699

0.666

Ā Ā Ā 

AFP (≄200 ng/mL)

1.416

0.715–2.805

0.318

Ā Ā Ā 

AFP-L3% (≄5%)

1.766

0.890–3.505

0.104

Ā Ā Ā 

DCP (≄200 mAU/mL)

2.235

1.103–4.532

0.026

1.773

0.827–3.799

0.141

Sorafenib dose (800 mg/day)

0.945

0.474–1.884

0.873

Ā Ā Ā 

Vascular invasion or distant metastasis (positive)

1.533

0.776–3.029

0.219

Ā Ā Ā 

sBTLA (≄395 pg/mL)

2.105

1.062–4.170

0.033

2.095

1.040–4.220

0.038

sCD27 (≄4500 pg/mL)

0.751

0.383–1.471

0.404

Ā Ā Ā 

sCD28 (≄4000 pg/mL)

0.904

0.453–1.804

0.775

Ā Ā Ā 

sTIM-3 (≄5500 pg/mL)

0.862

0.442–1.682

0.663

Ā Ā Ā 

sHVEM (≄2500 pg/mL)

1.066

0.546–2.080

0.852

Ā Ā Ā 

sCD40 (≄650 pg/mL)

1.447

0.744–2.817

0.277

Ā Ā Ā 

sGITR (≄50 pg/mL)

1.246

0.640–2.427

0.517

Ā Ā Ā 

sLAG-3 (≄21500 pg/mL)

0.816

0.418–1.594

0.552

Ā Ā Ā 

sTLR-2 (≄900 pg/mL)

0.808

0.411–1.587

0.536

Ā Ā Ā 

sGITRL (≄180 pg/mL)

0.789

0.402–1.549

0.492

Ā Ā Ā 

sPD-1 (≄610 pg/mL)

1.521

0.764–3.029

0.232

Ā Ā Ā 

sCTLA-4 (≄30.5 pg/mL)

0.777

0.394–1.535

0.468

Ā Ā Ā 

sCD80 (≄82 pg/mL)

0.913

0.462–1.806

0.794

Ā Ā Ā 

sCD86 (≄825 pg/mL)

0.633

0.322–1.242

0.183

Ā Ā Ā 

sPD-L1 (≄42 pg/mL)

0.807

0.411–1.581

0.531

Ā Ā Ā 

sICOS (≄240 pg/mL)

0.894

0.457–1.749

0.744

Ā Ā Ā 
  1. AFP, α-fetoprotein; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; DCP, des-γ-carboxy thrombin; HBV, hepatitis B virus; HCV, hepatitis C virus.