Table 6 The univariate and multivariate analysis for the PFI.
Characteristics | Total(N) | Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Hazard ratio (95% CI) | P value* | Hazard ratio (95% CI) | P value* | |||
T stage | T1&T2 | 277 | Reference | Â | NA | NA |
T3&T4 | 93 | 2.177 (1.590–2.980) |  < 0.001 | 0.557 (0.125–2.490) | 0.444 | |
N stage | N0 | 254 | Reference | Â | Â | Â |
N1 | 4 | 1.370 (0.338–5.552) | 0.659 |  |  | |
M stage | M0 | 268 | Reference | Â | NA | NA |
M1 | 4 | 3.476 (1.091–11.076) | 0.035 | 1.342 (0.381–4.730) | 0.647 | |
Pathologic stage | Stage I&II | 259 | Reference | Â | NA | NA |
Stage III&IV | 90 | 2.201 (1.591–3.046) |  < 0.001 | 2.643 (0.590–11.843) | 0.204 | |
Tumor status | Tumor free | 202 | Reference | Â | NA | NA |
With tumor | 152 | 11.342 (7.567–17.000) |  < 0.001 | 14.440 (8.484–24.580) |  < 0.001 | |
Gender | Male | 252 | Reference | Â | Â | Â |
Female | 121 | 1.018 (0.747–1.387) | 0.909 |  |  | |
Age |  ≤ 60 | 177 | Reference |  |  |  |
 > 60 | 196 | 0.960 (0.718–1.284) | 0.783 |  |  | |
BMI |  ≤ 25 | 177 | Reference |  |  |  |
 > 25 | 159 | 0.936 (0.689–1.272) | 0.673 |  |  | |
Residual tumor | R0 | 326 | Reference | Â | Â | Â |
R1&2 | 18 | 1.513 (0.840–2.726) | 0.168 |  |  | |
Histologic grade | G1 | 55 | Reference | Â | Â | Â |
G2 | 178 | 1.167 (0.750–1.815) | 0.494 |  |  | |
G3&G4 | 135 | 1.293 (0.824–2.031) | 0.264 |  |  | |
AFP(ng/ml) |  ≤ 400 | 215 | Reference |  |  |  |
 > 400 | 64 | 1.045 (0.698–1.563) | 0.832 |  |  | |
Albumin(g/dl) |  < 3 5 | 69 | Reference |  |  |  |
 ≥ 3 5 | 230 | 0.911 (0.618–1.341) | 0.636 |  |  | |
Prothrombin time |  ≤ 4 | 207 | Reference |  |  |  |
 > 4 | 89 | 1.100 (0.785–1.541) | 0.581 |  |  | |
Child–Pugh grade | A | 218 | Reference |  |  |  |
B | 21 | 1.423 (0.761–2.661) | 0.270 |  |  | |
C | 1 | 1.156 (0.161–8.313) | 0.885 |  |  | |
Fibrosis ishak score | 0 | 75 | Reference | Â | Â | Â |
1/2 | 31 | 1.420 (0.799–2.524) | 0.232 |  |  | |
3/4 | 28 | 1.353 (0.746–2.451) | 0.319 |  |  | |
5/6 | 80 | 1.345 (0.861–2.101) | 0.193 |  |  | |
Vascular invasion | No | 208 | Reference | Â | NA | NA |
Yes | 109 | 1.676 (1.196–2.348) | 0.003 | 1.536 (1.009–2.337) | 0.045 | |
MMP1 |  | 373 | 1.305 (1.169–1.457) |  < 0.001 | 1.204 (1.003–1.446) | 0.047 |