Table 2 Effects of age and common prognostic factors on overall survival in multiple imputed data sets.

From: Impact of age on sorafenib outcomes in hepatocellular carcinoma: an international cohort study

Predictor

Univariable models

Multivariable models

Hazard ratio (95% CI)

p

Hazard ratio (95% CI)

p

Full sample set of patients with HCC (n = 5598)

  Age ≥75 years

1.00 (0.93–1.08)

0.9

1.03 (0.95–1.12)

0.5

  BCLC stage C or D vs 0, A or B

2.04 (1.88–2.22)

<0.001

1.57 (1.43–1.73)

<0.001

  CTP class (B, C vs A)

2.28 (2.13–2.44)

<0.001

2.15 (2.01–2.30)

<0.001

  Tumour size >7 cm

1.80 (1.63–1.98)

<0.001

1.57 (1.43–1.73)

<0.001

  PVT

1.05 (0.98–1.12)

0.1

1.02 (0.96–1.09)

0.5

  Presence of metastasis

1.50 (1.37–1.64)

<0.001

1.20 (1.08–1.32)

<0.001

  AFP > 400 ng/dL

1.88 (1.74–2.04)

<0.001

1.70 (1.57–1.85)

<0.001

  HCV vs other aetiologies

0.86 (0.82–0.91)

<0.001

0.88 (0.83–0.94)

<0.001

  Starting dose (800 mg vs 200/400 mg)

0.94 (0.89–1.00)

0.05

0.96 (0.91–1.02)

0.29

  Continent (Asia vs USA/Europe)

0.74 (0.64–0.85)

<0.001

0.78 (0.67–0.89)

<0.001

Patients aged >75 years with HCC (n = 792)

  BCLC stage C or D vs 0, A or B

1.50 (1.28–1.76)

<0.001

1.19 (0.98–1.45)

0.08

  CTP class (B, C vs A)

2.35 (1.91–2.89)

<0.001

2.23 (1.81–2.76)

<0.001

  Tumour size >7 cm

1.56 (1.30–1.87)

<0.001

1.37 (1.13–1.65)

<0.01

  PVT

1.20 (1.00–1.44)

0.05

1.08 (0.90–1.30)

0.4

  Presence of metastasis

1.39 (1.16–1.65)

<0.01

1.13 (0.91–1.39)

0.3

  AFP > 400 ng/dL

1.70 (1.37–2.10)

<0.001

1.56 (1.26–1.95)

<0.001

  HCV vs other aetiologies

0.65 (0.54–0.79)

<0.001

0.70 (0.58–0.86)

<0.001

  Starting dose (800 mg vs 200/400 mg)

1.07 (0.92–1.25)

0.3823

0.95 (0.82–1.12)

0.5671

  Continent (Asia vs USA/Europe)

0.60 (0.45–0.79)

<0.001

0.80 (0.60–1.07)

0.1334

  1. BCLC Barcelona Cancer Liver Clinic, CTP Child–Turcotte–Pugh, PVT portal vein thrombosis, AFP α-fetoprotein, HCV hepatitis C virus.