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Table 2 Multivariate logistic regression analysis of factors predictive of vascular invasion in patients with positive seral HbsAg

From: Hepatitis B virus infection and active replication promote the formation of vascular invasion in hepatocellular carcinoma

Variables

Odds ratio

95% CI

P value

Risk of vascular invasion

 Age (>50 years vs < =50 years)

0.68

0.44–1.04

0.078

 Alpha-fetoprotein (> 20 ng/ml vs < = 20 ng/ml)

2.51

1.59–3.96

<0.01*

 Tumor number (Multiple vs Single)

2.18

1.04–4.55

0.038*

 Diameter (> 3 cm vs < = 3 cm)

1.73

1.04–2.88

0.035*

 Edmonson grading (Grades III/IV vs Grades I/II)

2.48

1.21–5.05

0.013*

 Tumor capsule (Incomplete/absent vs Complete)

2.17

1.25–3.77

0.006*

 Seral HBeAg (Positive vs Negative)

1.83

1.10–3.03

0.019*

 Seral HBV DNA load (> 50 IU/ml vs < = 50 IU/ml)

1.68

1.06–2.65

0.027*

Risk of microscopic vascular invasion

 Alpha-fetoprotein (> 20 ng/ml vs < = 20 ng/ml)

2.59

1.65–4.05

<0.01*

 Tumor number (Multiple vs Single)

2.21

1.09–4.51

0.028*

 Diameter (> 3 cm vs < = 3 cm)

1.58

0.96–2.61

0.074

 Edmonson grading (Grades III/IV vs Grades I/II)

2.24

1.11–4.54

0.024*

 Tumor capsule (Incomplete/absent vs Complete)

2.04

1.18–3.51

0.011*

 Seral HBeAg (Positive vs Negative)

1.59

0.98–2.57

0.059

 Seral HBV DNA load (> 50 IU/ml vs < = 50 IU/ml)

1.76

1.12–2.76

0.013*

Risk of portal vein tumor thrombus

 DCP (>100 mAU/ml vs < = 100 mAU/ml)

2.90

1.17–7.12

0.022*

 Tumor diameter (>3 cm vs < =3 cm)

8.86

2.67–29.39

<0.01*

 Tumor capsule (Incomplete/absence vs Complete)

3.59

1.56–8.25

0.003*

 Seral HBeAg (Positive vs Negative)

1.67

1.01–2.75

0.046*

 Anti-virus treatment (Yes vs No)

0.59

0.33–1.05

0.075

  1. CI Confidential Interval; HBeAg Hepatitis B virus e Antigen; HBV Hepatitis B virus; DCP Des-gamma-carboxy prothrombin; HBsAg Hepatitis B virus s Antigen; HBeAg Hepatitis B virus e Antigen
  2. *P < 0.05