Table 2 Univariate and Multivariate Cox Regression analysis of overall survival and Recurrence-free survival in HCC patients (373 cases, TCGA database).

From: Prognostic significance and oncogene function of cathepsin A in hepatocellular carcinoma

Variables

Overall survival

P-Value*

Recurrence-free survival

P-Value*

HR (95%CI)

HR (95%CI)

Univariate analysis

Gender

 Male vs. female

0.823 (0.530–1.168)

0.275

0.961 (0.707–1.307)

0.800

Age (years)

  > 55 vs. <  = 55

1.197 (0.832–1.721)

0.333

0.924 (0.681–1.253)

0.611

Vascular invasion

 Yes vs. no

1.531 (1.090–2.151)

0.014

1.843 (1.373–2.474)

 < 0.001

TNM staging

 I/II vs. III/IV

0.448 (0.318–0.632)

 < 0.001

0.547 (0.374–0.688)

 < 0.001

Serum AFP level (ng/ml)

  > 400 vs <  = 400

1.351 (0.956–1.908)

0.088

1.399 (1.036–1.890)

0.029

Neoplasm histology grades

 G1/G2 vs. G3/G4

0.958 (0.673–1.363)

0.810

0.914 (0.674–1.236)

0.559

Famliy cancer history

 Yes vs. no

1.105 (0.768–1.590)

0.590

0.846 (0.610–1.173)

0.316

Adjancent hepatic inflammation

 Yes vs. no

0.981 (0.675–1.426)

0.919

1.115 (0.818–1.519)

0.491

Radiation

 Yes vs. no

1.007 (0.492–2.060)

0.985

1.160 (0.645–2.087)

0.620

Pharmaceutical

 Yes vs. no

0.895 (0.537–1.490)

0.669

0.829 (0.539–1.274)

0.391

BMI (kg/m2)

 >  = 24 vs. < 24

0.700 (0.485–1.008)

0.055

0.807 (0.594–1.097)

0.172

CTSA

 High vs. low

1.165 (1.147–2.274)

0.006

1.564 (1.162–2.104)

0.003

Multivariate analysis

Vascular invasion

 Yes vs. no

1.421 (0.968–2.085)

0.073

1.651 (1.189–2.291)

0.003

TNM staging

 I/II vs. III/IV

0.492 (0.346–0.700)

0.001

0.653 (0.465–0.919)

0.014

Serum AFP level (ng/ml)

 > 400 vs <  = 400

1.094 (0.742–1.613)

0.651

1.224 (0.876–1.711)

0.236

CTSA

 High vs. low

1.420 (1.001–2.013)

0.049

1.347 (0.994–1.824)

0.054

  1. HR hazard ratio, CI confidential interval, TNM tumor, node, metastasis, AFP alpha fetoprotein, BMI body mass index, CTSA Cathepsin A.
  2. *P-values < 0.05 were considered statistically significant.