Factors associated with the overall survival of elderly patients with hepatocellular carcinoma

Table 2 Univariate and multivariate analyses of the relative risks for overall survival

	Univariate analysis relative risk	Pvalue	Multivariate analysis relative risk	Pvalue
Age ≥ 75 yr	1.107	NS	1.161	NS
Gender (male)	1.155	NS	1.135	NS
Comorbid illness	1.335	NS	1.144	NS
HCV+	0.636	< 0.05	1.036	NS
AFP (ng/mL) ≥ 200	2.098	< 0.001	1.229	NS
DCP (mAU/mL) ≥ 200	1.763	< 0.05	1.229	NS
Liver damage
A/B	2.345	< 0.001	2.506	< 0.001
B/C	7.674	< 0.001	10.463	< 0.001
Stage
I/II	3.168	< 0.001	3.126	< 0.001
II/III	3.818	< 0.001	6.323	< 0.001
III/IV	20.064	< 0.001	35.498	< 0.001

NS: Not significant; HCV: Hepatitis C virus; AFP: α-fetoprotein; DCP: Des-gamma-carboxy prothrombin.