High expression level of EDIL3 in HCC predicts poor prognosis of HCC patients

Table 2 Univariate and multivariate analysis showing the overall survival rate for hepatocellular carcinoma patients

Variables	Univariate analysis			Multivariate analysis
	HR	95% CI	P value	HR	95% CI	P value
EDIL3	2.019	1.163-3.504	0.013	1.978	1.139-3.435	0.015
Gender	0.658	0.283-1.529	0.330
Age	0.817	0.487-1.370	0.443
Tumor size	1.662	1.133-2.437	0.009	1.492	0.980-2.270	0.062
Histologic grade	1.304	0.866-1.963	0.204
Cirrhosis	0.683	0.410-1.139	0.144
HBsAg status	1.244	0.565-2.738	0.588
Serum AFP	1.592	0.923-2.744	0.094
Metastasis	1.407	0.731-2.707	0.307
Recurrence	1.349	0.804-2.263	0.257

HR: Hazard ratio; CI: Confidence interval; EDIL3: Epidermal growth factor-like repeats and discoidin I-like domains 3; HBSAg: Hepatitis B surface antigen; AFP: α-fetoprotein.