Characteristics | AJCC stage IVA | AJCC stage IVB | ||||
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OR | 95% CI | P-value | OR | 95% CI | P-value | |
Age (%) | ||||||
 <  = 40 | Ref |  |  | Ref |  |  |
41–60 | 4.620 | 1.757–15.876 | 0.005 | 1.957 | 1.330–2.888 |  < 0.001 |
61–80 | 5.134 | 1.960–17.602 | 0.003 | 1.912 | 1.302–2.815 |  < 0.001 |
 > 80 | 5.739 | 2.021–20.714 | 0.003 | 2.101 | 1.377–3.216 |  < 0.001 |
Gender (%) | ||||||
Female | Ref | Â | Â | Ref | Â | Â |
Male | 1.125 | 0.857–1.481 | 0.398 | 0.953 | 0.824–1.101 | 0.514 |
Race (%) | ||||||
White | Ref | Â | Â | Ref | Â | Â |
Black | 0.967 | 0.722–1.294 | 0.824 | 1.136 | 0.971–1.331 | 0.112 |
Others* | 0.845 | 0.609–1.169 | 0.313 | 1.132 | 0.966–1.328 | 0.128 |
Marital status (%) | ||||||
Unmarried | Ref | Â | Â | Ref | Â | Â |
Married | 0.842 | 0.648–1.096 | 0.200 | 0.839 | 0.730–0.964 | 0.013 |
Divorced or Separated | 1.108 | 0.785–1.566 | 0.559 | 0.954 | 0.793–1.150 | 0.623 |
Widowed | 1.026 | 0.660–1.593 | 0.908 | 1.043 | 0.839–1.301 | 0.706 |
Unknown | 0.815 | 0.480–1.367 | 0.441 | 0.980 | 0.745–1.294 | 0.883 |
Tumor size (%) | ||||||
 <  = 20 mm | Ref |  |  | Ref |  |  |
21–50 mm | 1.530 | 0.759–3.357 | 0.257 | 0.822 | 0.593–1.135 | 0.236 |
51–100 mm | 2.995 | 1.520–6.462 | 0.003 | 1.035 | 0.756–1.409 | 0.830 |
 > 100 mm | 4.964 | 2.469–10.883 |  < 0.001 | 1.254 | 0.911–1.719 | 0.162 |
Unknown | 6.394 | 3.146–14.148 |  < 0.001 | 1.664 | 1.213–2.273 | 0.001 |
Histological grade (%) | ||||||
Grade I–II | Ref |  |  | Ref |  |  |
Grade III–IV | 1.624 | 1.100–2.404 | 0.015 | 2.226 | 1.804–2.753 |  < 0.001 |
Unknown | 1.179 | 0.902–1.546 | 0.231 | 1.761 | 1.519–2.042 |  < 0.001 |
AFP (%) | ||||||
Negative | Ref | Â | Â | Ref | Â | Â |
Positive | 2.075 | 1.489–2.923 |  < 0.001 | 1.555 | 1.309–1.847 |  < 0.001 |
Unknown | 2.128 | 1.414–3.224 |  < 0.001 | 1.518 | 1.248–1.848 |  < 0.001 |
Fibrosis scores (%) | ||||||
Ishak 0–4 | Ref |  |  | Ref |  |  |
Ishak 5–6 | 2.217 | 1.196–4.311 | 0.014 | 1.644 | 1.198–2.259 | 0.002 |
Unknown | 2.356 | 1.320–4.435 | 0.005 | 2.001 | 1.498–2.676 |  < 0.001 |
T stage (%) | ||||||
T1–2 | Ref |  |  | Ref |  |  |
T3–4 | 2.431 | 1.920–3.087 |  < 0.001 | 1.325 | 1.165–1.506 |  < 0.001 |
TX | 3.364 | 2.224–5.129 |  < 0.001 | 1.591 | 1.358–1.865 |  < 0.001 |
N stage (%) | ||||||
N0 | NA | NA | NA | Ref | Â | Â |
N1 | NA | NA | NA | 1.185 | 1.033–1.360 | 0.016 |
NX | NA | NA | NA | 1.338 | 1.146–1.565 |  < 0.001 |
Bone metastasis (%) | ||||||
No | NA | NA | NA | Ref | Â | Â |
Yes | NA | NA | NA | 0.729 | 0.644–0.825 |  < 0.001 |
Unknown | NA | NA | NA | 1.042 | 0.794–1.375 | 0.771 |
Brain metastasis (%) | ||||||
No | NA | NA | NA | Ref | Â | Â |
Yes | NA | NA | NA | 0.988 | 0.676–1.459 | 0.950 |
Unknown | NA | NA | NA | 1.172 | 0.918–1.507 | 0.208 |
Lung metastasis (%) | ||||||
No | NA | NA | NA | Ref | Â | Â |
Yes | NA | NA | NA | 2.287 | 2.025–2.584 |  < 0.001 |
Unknown | NA | NA | NA | 1.380 | 1.063–1.800 | 0.017 |
Surgery (%) | ||||||
No | Ref | Â | Â | Ref | Â | Â |
Local tumor destruction | 0.108 | 0.032–0.268 |  < 0.001 | 0.094 | 0.047–0.171 |  < 0.001 |
Wedge resection | 0.105 | 0.017–0.360 | 0.002 | 0.231 | 0.105–0.471 |  < 0.001 |
Lobectomy | 0.034 | 0.002–0.161 |  < 0.001 | 0.097 | 0.042–0.194 |  < 0.001 |
Surgery but the specific operation unknown | NA | NA | NA | 0.317 | 0.083–1.052 | 0.067 |
Radiotherapy (%) | ||||||
No/Unknown | Ref | Â | Â | Ref | Â | Â |
Yes | 0.120 | 0.064–0.206 |  < 0.001 | 0.283 | 0.242–0.330 |  < 0.001 |
Chemotherapy (%) | ||||||
No/Unknown | Ref | Â | Â | Ref | Â | Â |
Yes | 0.180 | 0.142–0.227 |  < 0.001 | 0.169 | 0.149–0.191 |  < 0.001 |