Table 1 Univariate and multivariate analyses of risk factors associated with overall survival and disease-free survival of HCC patients in training cohort

From: The Rho GTPase Rnd1 inhibits epithelial–mesenchymal transition in hepatocellular carcinoma and is a favorable anti-metastasis target

Variables

 

Overall Survival

Disease-free survival

n

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

 

HR(95% CI)

P

HR(95% CI)

P

HR(95% CI)

P

HR(95% CI)

P

Sex

 Male

58

1

0.433

 

NA

1

0.385

 

NA

 Female

9

0.689(0.271–1.751)

 

0.685(0.292–1.609)

 

Age, years

 ≤60

53

1

0.574

 

NA

1

0.321

 

NA

 >60

14

1.226(0.603–2.494)

 

1.389(0.725–2.660)

 

HBV

 Negative

8

1

0.040

1

NS

1

0.216

 

NA

 Positive

59

4.443(1.072–18.414)

2.588(0.589–11.017)

1.716(0.729–4.041)

 

Liver cirrhosis

 Absence

8

1

0.051

 

NA

1

0.454

 

NA

 Presence

59

4.128(0.996–17.105)

 

1.386(0.590–3.259)

 

Tumor size, cm

 ≤5 cm

47

1

<0.001

1

0.003

1

0.004

1

0.042

 >5 cm

20

3.432(1.833–6.426)

2.919(1.443–5.903)

2.383(1.320–4.302)

1.934(1.024–3.655)

AFP, ng/ml

 <20

27

1

0.646

 

NA

1

0.634

 

NA

 ≥20

40

1.153(0.625–2.125)

 

1.146(0.653–2.013)

 

Capsulation formation formation formation

 Absence

31

1

0.162

 

NA

1

0.055

 

NA

 Presence

36

0.652(0.357–1.188)

 

0.582(0.335–1.012)

  

Microvascular invasion

 Presence

12

1

<0.001

1

NS

1

<0.001

1

NS

 Absence

55

6.204(2.976–12.933)

2.050(0.773–5.434)

4.893(2.378–10.069)

1.641(0.648–4.156)

Edmondson-Steiner grade

 I & II

43

1

0.001

1

NS

1

<0.001

1

0.008

 III & IV

24

2.731(1.487–5.015)

2.117(0.967–4.634)

3.235(1.809–5.785)

2.423(1.262–4.652)

BCLC stage

 0 & A

9

1

0.020

1

0.042

1

0.195

 

NA

 B & C

58

10.589(1.453–77.186)

8.104(1.081–60.767)

1.760(0.748–4.144)

 

TNM stage

 Early (I & II)

59

1

0.083

 

NA

1

0.549

 

NA

 Late (III & IV)

8

1.876(0.921–3.822)

 

1.247(0.606–2.566)

 

Rnd1 expression

 Low

17

1

0.001

1

0.038

1

<0.001

1

0.044

 High

50

0.318(0.167–0.607)

0.447(0.209–0.955)

0.297(0.160–0.550)

0.450(0.207–0.978)

  1. HR hazard risk ratio, CI confidence interval, NA not applicable, NS not significant
  2. *Significant results (P<0.05) are given in bold