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Table 4 Predictive factors of 2-year recurrence rate

From: The short-term efficacy of no-touch radiofrequency ablation in treating cirrhosis-based small hepatocellular carcinoma

Variables

N

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

HR (95% CI)

P value

HR (95% CI)

P value

Gender, male

120

1.46 (0.19–10.99)

0.713

1.44 (0.19–10.73)

0.725

Age (years)

  < 40(ref)

14

    

 40–60

91

1.51 (0.65–3.82)

0.633

  

  > =60

25

2.70 (0.55–8.15)

0.221

  

BMI (kg/m2), > = 24

61

1.71 (0.76–3.84)

0.193

  

Cirrhotic state, Uncompensated

32

1.09 (0.44–2.72)

0.849

  

APRI

  < 0.5(ref)

32

    

 0.5–1.5

64

0.72 (0.22–2.39)

0.590

  

  > =1.5

34

1.19 (0.46–3.07)

0.723

  

Pre-treatment ascites

18

4.83 (0.65–35.77)

0.124

  

Pre-treatment EGV

7

1.22 (0.39–2.16)

0.256

  

Tumor size (mm), > 20

64

1.13 (0.52–2.45)

0.756

  

ALT (IU/L), > 40

47

1.29 (0.56–2.96)

0.551

  

AST (IU/L), > 40

45

2.28 (0.86–6.05)

0.098

2.25 (0.85–5.98)

0.104

PT (sec), > 13

23

1.29 (0.38–4.38)

0.683

  

ALP (IU/L), > 110

41

1.84 (0.73–4.63)

0.194

  

TBA (μmol/L), > 10

48

1.11 (0.50–2.49)

0.799

  

ALBI grade

 1(ref)

98

    

 2

32

1.04 (0.42–2.61)

0.931

  

 3

0

    

PLT(10^9/L), < 100

53

1.03 (0.47–2.29)

0.939

  

AFP (ng/ml), > 20

59

1.08 (0.50–2.35)

0.849

  

Child-Pugh, B

11

1.62 (0.62–4.69)

0.214

  

Conventional RFA

84

2.12 (1.16–4.62)

0.027

2.11 (1.16–4.43)

0.041

  1. RFA radio frequency ablation, BMI body mass index, APRI Aspartate aminotransferase-to-Platelet Ratio Index, ALT alanine aminotransferase, AST aspartate aminotransferase, PT Prothrombin time, ALP alkaline phosphatase, EGV esophago-gastric Varices, TBA total bile acid, ALBI albumin-bilirubin grade for HCC, PLT platelet count, AFP alpha-fetoprotein