Clinical Study

Elevated Preoperative Serum CA19-9 Levels in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Is Associated with Poor Prognosis after Resection

Table 2

Univariate analysis of overall survival for clinicopathological parameters.

Clinicopathological featuresHazard ratio (HR)95% CI for HR value
LowerUpper

Age (<55 versus ≥55)0.840.541.270.3943
Gender (Male versus Female)1.180.701.940.5317
HBV infection ((−) versus (+))1.140.751.750.5403
HCV infection ((−) versus (+))0.890.571.410.6468
AFP (<200 ng/mL versus >200 ng/mL)1.931.163.200.0031
CA19-9 (≤27 U/mL versus >27 U/mL)1.871.212.900.0020
Grade (1, 2 versus 3, 4)2.161.393.340.0001
Size (<5 cm versus ≥5 cm)2.041.333.130.0004
Vascular invasion ((−) versus (+))1.701.092.660.0094
Multiple ((−) versus (+))1.791.112.870.0060
Stage (I versus II, III)1.761.172.650.0057