Research Article

Dysregulation of Circadian Clock Genes as Significant Clinic Factor in the Tumorigenesis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Table 1

Univariate and multivariate analyses of clinicopathological characteristics for overall survival in HCC patients from the TCGA dataset ().

Variables (%)Univariate analysisMultivariate analysis
HR (95% CI)HR (95% CI)

Age
 <60152 (47.8%)1 (reference)
 >60166 (52.2%)1.173 (0.796-1.730)0.421
Sex
 Female99 (31.1%)1 (reference)1 (reference)
 Male219 (68.9%)0.804 (0.539-1.198)0.2840.864 (0.579-1.287)0.472
TNM stage
 I+II237 (73.9%)1 (reference)1 (reference)
 III+IV83 (26.1%)2.815 (1.909-4.151)<0.0011.522 (0.206-11.219)0.68
Tumor grade
 G1+G2197 (61.9%)1 (reference)
 G3+G4121 (38.1%)1.077 (0.724-1.603)0.713
T stage
 T1+T2237 (74.5%)1 (reference)1 (reference)
 T3+T481 (25.5%)2.839 (1.923-4.189)<0.0011.822 (0.247-13.464)0.556

Note: characteristics with in the univariate analysis were further screened in the multivariate analysis. HR: hazard ratio; CI: confidence interval; TNM stage: tumor-node-metastasis stage; T stage: stage of tumor invasion.