Research Article

Expression and Significance of MicroRNA-183 in Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Table 2

Univariate and multivariate analyses of prognosis factors associated with overall and disease-free survival rates in patients with HCC.

FactorsOverall survivalDisease-free survival
Univariate MultivariateUnivariate Multivariate
HR (95% CI) P HR (95% CI)

Gender (male/female)NSNANSNA
Age (≤55/>55)NSNANSNA
HCV (+/−)NSNANSNA
HBV (+/−)NSNANSNA
Liver cirrhosis (yes/no)NSNANSNA
Child-Pugh score (A/B)NSNANSNA
Tumor size (≤3/>3 cm)NSNANSNA
Tumor number (1/≥2)NSNA0.0011.211 (1.182–3.128)0.006
Growth pattern (expansive/invasive)0.0003.006 (1.360–6.646)0.0070.001NS
Tumor grade (W/M/P)NSNANSNA
TNM grade (I-II/III-IV)0.011NS0.006NS
AFP level (≤20/>20 ng/mL)NSNANSNA
Vein invasion (yes/no)0.0001.860 (0.929–3.724)0.0080.0012.043 (1.061–3.934)0.033
miR-183 (high/low group)NSNANSNA

was considered statistically significant; W: differentiated; M: moderately differentiated; P: poor differentiated; HBV: hepatitis B virus; HCV: hepatitis C virus; : correlation coefficient; TNM: Tumor Node Metastasis; AFP: alpha-fetoprotein; HR: Hazard ratio; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval.