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Retrospective Cohort Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Jan 7, 2027; 33(1): 122971
Published online Jan 7, 2027. doi: 10.3748/wjg.122971
Table 1 Demographics and clinicopathological characteristics of the total cohort, n (%)/median (Q1, Q3)
Variables
All patients (n = 269)
Training set (n = 188)
Validation set (n = 81)
P value
Gender0.178
Female47 (17.5)29 (15.4)18 (22.2)
Male222 (82.5)159 (84.6)63 (77.8)
Age (years)53.00 (46.00, 59.00)53.00 (47.00, 59.00)52.00 (45.00, 60.00)0.858
Diabetes0.449
No201 (74.7)138 (73.4)63 (77.8)
Yes68 (25.3)50 (26.6)18 (22.2)
Hypertension0.664
No208 (77.3)143 (76.6)64 (79.0)
Yes61 (22.7)44 (23.4)17 (21.0)
HBV positive0.394
No221 (82.2)152 (80.9)69 (85.2)
Yes48 (17.8)36 (19.1)12 (14.8)
Child-Pugh score0.593
A-B179 (66.5)127 (67.6)52 (64.2)
C90 (33.5)61 (32.4)29 (35.8)
MELD score10.73 (6.00, 17.58)10.82 (6.02, 17.18)10.46 (5.80, 18.55)0.831
AFP (ng/mL)5.10 (2.20, 22.10)5.30 (2.37, 25.27)4.20 (1.90, 16.10)0.180
Tumor number2.00 (1.00, 3.00)2.00 (1.00, 3.00)1.00 (1.00, 3.00)0.573
Tumor size (cm)3.50 (2.00, 5.50)3.00 (2.00, 5.00)3.50 (2.00, 6.00)0.421
Differentiation0.356
I-II212 (78.8)151 (80.3)61 (75.3)
III57 (21.2)37 (19.7)20 (24.7)
MVI0.245
No125 (46.5)83 (44.1)42 (51.9)
Yes144 (53.5)105 (55.9)39 (48.1)
Lymphocyte (× 109/L)0.72 (0.40, 1.24)0.72 (0.42, 1.23)0.72 (0.36, 1.25)0.977
Neutrophil (× 109/L)2.40 (1.42, 4.15)2.41 (1.41, 4.15)2.39 (1.46, 4.15)0.772
Monocyte (× 109/L)0.26 (0.19, 0.42)0.26 (0.18, 0.43)0.26 (0.20, 0.36)0.489
Platelet (× 109/L)71.00 (46.00, 129.00)70.50 (45.50, 131.50)72.00 (48.00, 126.00)0.799
Albumin (g/L)32.97 (29.00, 36.80)32.77 (28.88, 36.60)33.54 (29.40, 37.00)0.531
Total bilirubin (μmol/L)50.30 (20.90, 112.80)50.40 (20.60, 107.25)48.60 (22.50, 119.60)0.679
PLR107.14 (66.67, 180.00)102.39 (71.27, 168.97)118.92 (60.23, 192.54)0.580
NLR3.08 (1.85, 6.23)3.18 (1.96, 6.22)2.87 (1.71, 7.15)0.473
LMR2.45 (1.50, 4.16)2.36 (1.45, 4.11)2.61 (1.56, 4.78)0.565
SII246.25 (140.00, 547.50)261.32 (144.51, 540.70)232.10 (136.88, 563.22)0.706
SIRI0.90 (0.47, 1.90)0.92 (0.48, 1.82)0.86 (0.43, 1.94)0.470
ALBI-1.66 (-2.16, -1.26)-1.64 (-2.10, -1.27)-1.72 (-2.22, -1.21)0.762
PNI37.30 (32.65, 42.15)37.22 (32.65, 41.80)37.85 (32.90, 43.40)0.598
Table 2 Cox regression analysis for overall survival in the training set
VariablesUnivariate Cox regression
Multivariate Cox regression
HR (95%CI)
P value
HR (95%CI)
P value
PIIN score3.287 (2.283-4.733)< 0.001a3.277 (2.270-4.731)< 0.001a
Gender (male vs female)1.734 (0.937-3.209)0.080
Age (> 60 years vs ≤ 60 years)1.225 (0.749-2.003)0.419
Diabetes (yes vs no)1.390 (0.870-2.222)0.168
Hypertension (yes vs no)0.806 (0.469-1.384)0.434
HBV positive (yes vs no)1.169 (0.687-1.989)0.566
MELD score1.007 (0.983-1.032)0.562
Child-Pugh (C vs A-B)1.334 (0.852-2.088)0.208
AFP (> 40 ng/mL vs ≤ 40 ng/mL)3.368 (2.081-5.450)< 0.001a1.972 (1.164-3.339)0.012a
Tumor number1.442 (1.269-1.638)< 0.001a1.294 (1.132-1.480)< 0.001a
Tumor size1.152 (1.095-1.213)< 0.001a1.148 (1.079-1.221)< 0.001a
Differentiation (III vs I-II)3.167 (1.988-5.045)< 0.001a1.978 (1.201-3.256)0.007a
MVI (yes vs no)2.650 (1.655-4.242)< 0.001a1.412 (0.810-2.460)0.224
Table 3 Cox regression analysis for disease-free survival in the training set
VariablesUnivariate Cox regression
Multivariate Cox regression
HR (95%CI)
P value
HR (95%CI)
P value
PIIN score3.140 (2.186-4.510)< 0.001a3.007 (2.099-4.307)< 0.001a
Gender (male vs female)1.707 (0.923-3.156)0.088
Age (> 60 years vs ≤ 60 years)1.263 (0.773-2.065)0.351
Diabetes (yes vs no)1.406 (0.880-2.245)0.154
Hypertension (yes vs no)0.876 (0.514-1.493)0.627
HBV positive (yes vs no)1.220 (0.717-2.075)0.464
MELD score1.010 (0.985-1.035)0.448
Child-Pugh (C vs A-B)1.350 (0.862-2.113)0.189
AFP (> 40 ng/mL vs ≤ 40 ng/mL)3.300 (2.043-5.329)< 0.001a1.985 (1.182-3.334)0.010a
Tumor number1.442 (1.268-1.638)< 0.001a1.280 (1.117-1.466)< 0.001a
Tumor size1.149 (1.092-1.208)< 0.001a1.128 (1.064-1.196)< 0.001a
Differentiation (III vs I-II)3.097 (1.944-4.935)< 0.001a1.772 (1.067-2.943)0.027a
MVI (yes vs no)2.679 (1.674-4.287)< 0.001a1.465 (0.842-2.550)0.177


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