Table 5 Comparision of causes of death in HCC patients with chemotherapy and without chemotherapy.

From: Association between chemotherapy and prognostic factors of survival in hepatocellular carcinoma: a SEER population-based cohort study

COD, n (%)

Total(n = 547)

Non-chemotherapy(n = 272)

Chemotherapy(n = 275)

Odds ratio(95%CI)

P

Liver related

426(78)

209(77)

217(79)

0.887(0.592–1.328)

0.56

Miscellaneous Malignant

22(4)

11(4)

11(4)

1.011(0.431–2.374)

0.979

Cardiovascular disease

10(2)

6(2)

4(2)

1.528(0.426–5.477)

0.515

Lung injury

8(1)

5(2)

3(1)

1.698(0.402–7.175)

0.472

Infections

33(6)

18(7)

15(5)

1.228(0.606–2.490)

0.568

Others

48(9)

23(8)

25(9)

0.966(0.531–1.757)

0.91

Total

0.939

  1. *Two-sided P values < 0.05.
  2. **Two-sided P values < 0.01.
  3. ***Two-sided P values < 0.001.
  4. COD, cause of death.