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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 7, 2026; 32(25): 119364
Published online Jul 7, 2026. doi: 10.3748/wjg.119364
Published online Jul 7, 2026. doi: 10.3748/wjg.119364
Table 2 Comparison of clinicopathological information and inflammatory indices between the training and validation cohorts
| Parameter | Training cohort, n = 390 | Validation cohort, n = 260 | P value |
| Age (> 60 years) | 82 (21.0) | 73 (28.1) | 0.039 |
| Sex (male) | 336 (86.2) | 233 (89.6) | 0.191 |
| Smoking (yes) | 128 (32.8) | 101 (38.8) | 0.115 |
| Drinking (yes) | 78 (20.0) | 66 (25.4) | 0.105 |
| Diabetes (yes) | 37 (9.5) | 20 (7.7) | 0.428 |
| Hypertension (yes) | 46 (11.8) | 32 (12.3) | 0.844 |
| Cirrhosis (yes) | 258 (66.2) | 177 (68.1) | 0.610 |
| Anti-HCV (positive) | 4 (1.0) | 1 (0.4) | 0.653 |
| HBV-DNA (copy/mL; > 1000) | 180 (46.2) | 120 (46.2) | 1.000 |
| HBeAg (positive) | 53 (13.6) | 33 (12.7) | 0.741 |
| AFP (ng/mL; > 400) | 102 (26.2) | 68 (26.2) | 1.000 |
| Diameter (cm; > 3) | 197 (50.5) | 118 (45.4) | 0.200 |
| Number (multiple) | 71 (18.2) | 63 (24.2) | 0.063 |
| Differentiation (medium-poor) | 314 (80.5) | 213 (81.9) | 0.653 |
| Vascular invasion (yes) | 41 (10.5) | 27 (10.4) | 0.958 |
| MVI (yes) | 90 (23.1) | 83 (31.9) | 0.012 |
| Child-Pugh grade (B) | 9 (2.3) | 12 (4.6) | 0.103 |
| BCLC stage (B-C) | 77 (19.7) | 51 (19.6) | 0.968 |
| AJCC-TNM, 8th (II-III) | 98 (25.1) | 85 (32.7) | 0.036 |
| CNLC (II-III) | 69 (17.7) | 46 (17.7) | 1.000 |
| Early recurrence (yes) | 136 (34.9) | 86 (33.1) | 0.636 |
| NLR (> 1.71) | 207 (53.1) | 134 (51.5) | 0.700 |
| PLR (> 71.66) | 270 (69.2) | 177 (68.1) | 0.756 |
| LMR (> 4.83) | 126 (32.3) | 72 (27.7) | 0.210 |
| GPR (> 0.31) | 181 (46.4) | 148 (56.9) | 0.009 |
| PNI (> 49.65) | 195 (50.0) | 124 (47.7) | 0.564 |
| SII (> 323.51) | 141 (36.2) | 93 (35.8) | 0.920 |
| SIRI (> 0.99) | 113 (29.0) | 86 (33.1) | 0.266 |
| APRI (> 0.27) | 132 (33.8) | 107 (41.2) | 0.058 |
| ANRI (> 12.81) | 148 (37.9) | 115 (44.2) | 0.110 |
| ALRI (> 22.16) | 136 (34.9) | 116 (44.6) | 0.012 |
| ALBI (> -2.58) | 124 (31.8) | 91 (35.0) | 0.395 |
| FIB-4 (> 1.67) | 220 (56.4) | 163 (62.7) | 0.111 |
| S-index (> 0.14) | 232 (59.5) | 173 (66.5) | 0.069 |
| AAR (> 0.87) | 242 (62.1) | 149 (57.3) | 0.226 |
- Citation: Dai TX, Li J, Li H, Wang GY. Novel inflammation-based model for postoperative early recurrence prediction of hepatitis B virus-related hepatocellular carcinoma ≤ 5 cm. World J Gastroenterol 2026; 32(25): 119364
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v32/i25/119364.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.119364