Serum protein induced by vitamin K absence or antagonist-II predicts aggressive tumor biology in alpha-fetoprotein-normal hepatocellular carcinoma

Table 2 Logistic regression analysis of significant variables identified by univariate analysis

Variable	Sig	Exp(B)
Hepatitis B etiology	0.083	2.977
Hepatitis C etiology	0.581	0.744
White blood cell count (× 109/L)	0.130	1.097
Platelets count (× 109/L)	0.014	0.988
Total bilirubin (mg/dL)	0.264	0.929
Aspartate transaminase (IU/L)	0.311	0.994
Alanine transaminase (IU/L)	0.962	1.000
Alkaline phosphatase (IU/L)	0.009	0.994
PIVKA-II 400 or more	0.001	5.155

PIVKA-II: Protein induced by vitamin K absence/antagonist-II.