Single hepatocellular carcinoma ≤ 3 cm in left lateral segment: Liver resection or radiofrequency ablation?

Table 2 Risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma recurrence by univariate analysis

Risk factors	OR	95%CI	P value
Group-RFA	1.934	1.141-3.277	0.014
Gender-female	0.536	0.264-1.090	0.085
Age	1.015	0.991-1.040	0.217
BMI	1.066	0.972-1.169	0.177
WBC	0.924	0.781-1.093	0.354
Hemoglobin	0.900	0.773-1.047	0.171
Platelet	0.993	0.988-0.998	0.008
INR	0.730	0.019-27.673	0.865
Albumin	0.407	0.255-0.650	0.000
Total bilirubin	0.970	0.539-1.746	0.920
AST	1.008	0.996-1.019	0.196
ALT	1.002	0.992-1.011	0.736
ALP	1.001	0.993-1.009	0.816
Creatinine	1.511	0.490-4.655	0.473
ICG-R15	1.048	1.015-1.082	0.004
AFP	1.000	1.000-1.000	0.980
PIVKA-II	1.004	1.001-1.007	0.017
Tumor size	0.952	0.907-1.000	0.050

OR: Odds ratio; CI: Confidence interval; RFA: Radiofrequency ablation; BMI: Body mass index; HBV: Hepatitis B virus; HCV: Hepatitis C virus; NBNC: Non-B, non-C; WBC: White blood cells; INR: International normalized ratio; AST: Aspartate transaminase; ALT: Alanine transaminase; ALP: Alkaline phosphatase; ICG-R15: Indocyanine green retention rate at 15 min; APF: Alpha-fetoprotein; PIVKA-II: Protein induced by vitamin K absence/antagonism-II.