Variable | Univariate analysis HR (95% CI) | P value | Multivariate analysis HR (95% CI) | P value |
---|---|---|---|---|
Age | 0.943 (0.821–1.084) | 0.412 |  |  |
Race | ||||
 White | Reference |  |  |  |
 Black | 1.347 (0.959–1.892) | 0.086 |  |  |
 Other | 0.791 (0.591–1.059) | 0.115 |  |  |
Sex | ||||
 Male | Reference |  |  |  |
 Female | 1.329 (0.987–1.790) | 0.061 |  |  |
Differentiation | ||||
 Well | 0.644 (0.443–0.937) | 0.022 | 0.849 (0.558–1.291) | 0.443 |
 Moderately | Reference |  | Reference |  |
 Poorly/undifferentiated | 1.475 (1.104–1.972) | 0.009 | 1.384 (1.017–1.885) | 0.039 |
The extent of tumor | ||||
 Localized | Reference |  | Reference |  |
 Regional | 2.236 (1.666–3.000) | < 0.001 | 1.310 (0.839–2.044) | 0.235 |
 Distant | 3.966 (2.335–6.736) | < 0.001 | 0.716 (0.144–3.560) | 0.683 |
AJCC staging | ||||
 I | Reference |  | Reference |  |
 II | 1.952 (1.452–2.624) | < 0.001 | 0.958 (0.213–4.312) | 0.956 |
 III | 2.942 (2.112–4.097) | < 0.001 | 2.000 (0.407–9.815) | 0.393 |
 IV | 5.218 (3.066–8.885) | < 0.001 | 1.527 (0.183–12.747) | 0.696 |
T staging | ||||
 T1 | Reference |  | Reference |  |
 T2 | 2.024 (1.517–2.699) | < 0.001 | 1.294 (0.284–5.884) | 0.739 |
 T3 | 2.561 (1.795–3.654) | < 0.001 | 0.698 (0.153–3.193) | 0.643 |
 T4 | 5.785 (3.494–9.579) | < 0.001 | 1.449 (0.270–7.785) | 0.665 |
N staging | ||||
 N0 | Reference |  |  |  |
 N1 | 2.130 (0.877–5.170) | 0.095 |  |  |
M staging | ||||
 M0 | Reference |  | Reference | 0.176 |
 M1 | 4.947 (2.814–8.694) | < 0.001 | 5.000 (0.485–51.541) | |
Tumor size | ||||
 < 3 cm | 0.912 (0.607–1.370) | 0.657 | 0.991 (0.653–1.503) | 0.965 |
 3–5 cm | Reference |  | Reference |  |
 5–10 cm | 1.398 (0.997–1.960) | 0.052 | 1.340 (0.931–1.927) | 0.115 |
 ≥ 10 | 2.349 (1.621–3.402) |  < 0.001 | 1.812 (1.179–2.786) | 0.007 |
AFP | ||||
 Positive | Reference |  | Reference | 0.022 |
 Normal | 0.243 (0.139–0.424) | < 0.001 | 0.698 (0.514–0.950) | |
Fibrosis | ||||
 Normal | Reference |  | Reference | 0.008 |
 Cirrhosis | 1.341 (1.045–1.721) | 0.021 | 1.473 (1.107–1.960) | |
MVI | ||||
 No | Reference |  | Reference | 0.105 |
 Yes | 1.921 (1.471–2.510) | < 0.001 | 1.447 (0.926–2.259) | |
Radiotherapy | ||||
 No | Reference |  | Reference | 0.165 |
 Yes | 1.819 (1.039–3.186) | 0.038 | 1.557 (0.834–2.909) | |
Chemotherapy | ||||
 No | Reference |  | Reference | 0.444 |
 Yes | 1.621 (1.166–2.254) | 0.004 | 1.163 (0.789–1.715) |