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Table 2 Univariate and Multivariate analyses of overall and disease-free survival for 161 HCC patients

From: High expression of high mobility group box 1 (hmgb1) predicts poor prognosis for hepatocellular carcinoma after curative hepatectomy

Variables

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

Chi-Square (χ2)

P value

HR (95% CI)

P value

Overall survival

    

Age(≤55y vs >55y)

0.453

0.501

  

Gender(male vs female)

1.875

0.171

  

HBV infection(absent vs present)

0.011

0.915

  

AFP level(≤400 ng/ml vs >400 ng/ml)

0.170

0.680

  

Liver cirrhosis(absent vs present)

1.631

0.202

  

Child-pugh(A vs B)

0.158

0.691

  

Tumor size(≤5 cm vs >5 cm)

7.962

0.005

1.902(1.209-2.992)

0.005

Tumor number(single vs multipule)

8.763

0.003

0.601(0.240-1.504)

0.277

Tumor encapsulation(complete vs incomplete)

2.590

0.108

  

TNM stage(I-II vs III)

8.484

0.004

1.567(0.771-3.184)

0.215

Tumor differentiation(I-II vs III-IV)

0.033

0.856

  

HMGB1(low vs high)

7.022

0.008

1.834(1.167-2.881)

0.009

Disease-free survival

    

Age(≤55y vs >55y)

0.812

0.367

  

Gender(male vs female)

0.120

0.729

  

HBV infection (absent vs present)

0.118

0.731

  

AFP level(≤400 ng/ml vs >400 ng/ml)

0.748

0.387

  

Liver cirrhosis(absent vs present)

1.972

0.160

  

Child-pugh(A vs B)

1.502

0.220

  

Tumor size(≤5 cm vs >5 cm)

8.367

0.004

1.661(1.119-2.465)

0.012

Tumor number(single vs multipule)

14.484

<0.001

0.484(0.218-1.071)

0.073

Tumor encapsulation(complete vs incomplete)

6.531

0.011

0.739(0.497-1.099)

0.136

TNM stage(I-II vs III)

11.494

0.001

1.314(0.719-2.402)

0.374

Tumor differentiation(I-II vs III-IV)

3.062

0.080

1.252(1.088-2.419)

0.291

HMGB1(low vs high)

8.176

0.004

1.622(1.088-2.419)

0.018

  1. HBV: hepatitis B virus, AFP: alpha fetoprotein, HMGB1: high mobility group box 1, HR: Hazard Ratio.