Skip to main content

Table 1 Univariate and multivariate analyses of prognosis in hepatocellular carcinoma (cohort 2, n = 323)

From: FTO downregulation-mediated m6A modification resulting in enhanced hepatocellular carcinoma invasion

Variable

Time to recurrence

Overall survival

HR (95% CI)

P

HR (95% CI)

P

Univariate analysis

Age, year (≤ 50 versus > 50)

0.977(0.726–1.315)

0.879

1.207(0.889–1.640)

0.228

Sex (female versus male)

1.863(1.143–3.036)

0.013

1.757(1.049–2.942)

0.032

HBsAg (negative versus positive)

0.978(0.664–1.442)

0.912

1.002(0.670–1.498)

0.993

AFP, ng/ml (≤ 20 versus > 20)

1.155(0.835–1.597)

0.385

1.548(1.083–2.211)

0.016

GGT, U/L (≤ 54 versus > 54)

1.329(0.978–1.805)

0.069

1.737(1.253–2.409)

0.001

Liver cirrhosis (no versus yes)

1.160(0.712–1.889)

0.552

1.362(0.801–2.315)

0.254

Tumor size, cm (≤ 5 versus > 5)

1.817(1.346–2.452)

0.000

2.482(1.806–3.412)

0.000

Tumor number

(single versus multiple)

1.362(0.907–2.044)

0.136

1.517(1.025–2.243)

0.037

Microvascular invasion

(no versus yes)

1.915(1.420–2.583)

0.000

2.479(1.815–3.388)

0.000

Tumor encapsulation

(complete versus none)

1.679(1.246–2.263)

0.001

1.715(1.260–2.336)

0.001

Tumor differentiation

(I + II versus III + IV)

1.238(0.870–1.753)

0.236

1.581(1.119–2.233)

0.009

TNM stage (I versus II + III)

1.226(0.912–1.650)

0.178

1.563(1.149–2.125)

0.004

FTO (low versus high)

0.667(0.494-0.900)

0.008

0.624(0.457–0.852)

0.003

Multivariate analysis

Sex (female versus male)

1.740(1.066–2.842)

0.027

1.421(0.837–2.414)

0.193

AFP, ng/ml (≤ 20 versus > 20)

NA

NA

1.218(0.838–1.770)

0.301

GGT, U/L (≤ 54 versus > 54)

NA

NA

1.466(1.041–2.065)

0.029

Tumor size, cm (≤ 5 versus > 5)

1.629(1.198–2.216)

0.002

1.964(1.400-2.754)

0.000

Tumor number

(single versus multiple)

NA

NA

1.309 (0.870–1.970)

0.196

Microvascular invasion

(no versus yes)

1.582(1.157–2.162)

0.004

2.062(1.482–2.869)

0.000

Tumor encapsulation

(complete versus none)

1.590(1.171–2.158)

0.003

1.656(1.202–2.281)

0.002

Tumor differentiation

(I -II versus III + IV)

NA

NA

1.865(1.311–2.655)

0.001

TNM stage (I versus II + III)

NA

NA

NA

NA

FTO (low versus high)

0.774(0.567–1.056)

0.106

0.695(0.504–0.957)

0.026

  1. Analyses were conducted using univariate analysis or multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression
  2. AFP, alpha-fetoprotein; GGT, gamma glutamyl transferase; HBsAg, hepatitis B surface antigen; FTO, fat mass and obesity-associated protein; TNM, tumor-node-metastasis; HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidential interval; NA, not adopted