Relative predictive factors for hepatocellular carcinoma after HBeAg seroconversion in HBV infection

Table 1 Patients’ characteristics

Feature	HbeAg	Anti-Hbe	P
n	46	88	NS
Age	53±12	54±14	NS
Male sex	34 (74%)	64 (73%)	NS
Platelet (×104/µL)	14.3±6.6	18.7±6.4	NS
Alb (g/dL)	4.0±0.5	4.1±0.5	NS
AST (IU/L)	56±33	41±36	NS
ALT (IU/L)	62±57	36±27	0.001

NS: not significant.

Table 2 Predictve Features of HCC

Variable	Hazard ratio	95%CI	P
Platelet counts	21.6	1.3 – 354.8	0.032
(< 105vs≥ 105/mL)
Alb (< 3.0 vs≥ 3.0 g/dL)	0.4	0.1 – 3.4	0.376
AST (> 40 vs ≤ 40 IU/L)	3.6	0.2 – 51.3	0.351
HBV-DNA (+ vs -)	0.1	0.1 – 10.4	0.912

Multivariate proportional-hazards analysis.