Value of α-fetoprotein in association with clinicopathological features of hepatocellular carcinoma

Table 4 Binary logistic regression analysis of tumor related factors elevating the level of α-fetoprotein (> 400 μg/L)

Variables	P value	Odds ratio (95%CI)
HBV infection	0.156	4.162 (0.991-16.557)
Vascular invasion	0.060	3.963 (0.529-7.384)
≤ 5	-	-
5-10	0.341	0.862 (0.317-9.284)
≥ 10	0.012	5.215 (1.426-13.151)
Tumor number
1	-	-
2	0.513	0.487 (0.056-4.204)
≥ 3	0.122	0.146 (0.013-1.671)
Tumor differentiation
High	-	-
Intermediate	0.017	3.951 (1.501-9.917)
Low	0.006	6.362 (2.891-15.382)

The level status of α-fetoprotein (> 400 μg/L) was used as a dependent variable. HBV: Hepatitis B virus.