Connexin-43 can delay early recurrence and metastasis in patients with hepatitis B-related hepatocellular carcinoma and low serum alpha-fetoprotein after radical hepatectomy

Table 7 Cox regression analysis

		RR	95.0% CI	PValue
One-year recurrence	Histological differentiation	2.762	1.482–5.147	0.001
	Cx43 expression	0.485	0.241–0.974	0.042
	Vascular tumor thrombosis	6.453	2.355–17.68	0.000
Disease-free survival	Histological differentiation	1.895	1.200-2.993	0.006
Disease-free survival	Vascular tumor thrombosis	9.128	3.767-22.120	0.000
Overall survival	Histological differentiation	2.727	1.575–4.724	0.000
Overall survival	Vascular tumor thrombosis	15.906	5.990–42.239	0.000
	Cx43 expression	0.515	0.285–0.930	0.028

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