Brief Article
Copyright ©2011 Baishideng Publishing Group Co.
World J Gastroenterol. Jul 14, 2011; 17(26): 3145-3150
Published online Jul 14, 2011. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v17.i26.3145
Table 4 Significant factors predicting survival found using Cox proportional hazards model
VariablesHazard ratioP value
No. of lesions
Multiple vs single solitary lesions2.6260.001
Tumor margin
Not clear vs clear2.4390.000
Total ethanol dose
30-60 mL vs 10-30 mL0.3860.000
60-90 mL vs 10-30 mL0.2020.000
> 90 mL vs 10-30 mL0.1160.000