Preoperative predictors of short-term survival after hepatectomy for multinodular hepatocellular carcinoma

Table 4 Results of multivariate Cox analysis

Variables	β	SE	Sig	HR	95% CI for HR	Assigned points
Prealbumin < 170 mg/L	1.711	0.420	< 0.001	5.531	3.122-13.196	1
ALP > 129 U/L	1.132	0.420	0.005	3.252	1.413-7.480	1
AFP > 20 μg/L	2.014	0.792	0.011	7.477	1.419-31.234	2
Total tumor size > 8 cm	2.334	0.542	< 0.001	10.543	3.611-30.157	2
PLT < 100 × 109/L	2.310	0.484	< 0.001	9.937	3.770-26.121	2
GGT > 64 U/L	1.291	0.460	< 0.001	3.791	1.476-9.960	1

β: Partial regression coefficient; SE: Standard error; Sig: Significance; HR: Hazard ratio; CI: Confidence interval; AFP: α fetoprotein; PLT: Platelet; ALP: Alkaline phosphatase; GGT: γ-glutamyl transpeptidase.