Research Article

HULC and H19 Played Different Roles in Overall and Disease-Free Survival from Hepatocellular Carcinoma after Curative Hepatectomy: A Preliminary Analysis from Gene Expression Omnibus

Table 5

Univariate and multivariate regression analysis of relationship between lncRNAs and HCC clinicopathological features.

LncRNAsUnivariate analysis, OR (95% CI)P valueMultivariate analysis, OR (95% CI)P value

HBV infection
H19, per increase of 1 unit1.143 (1.013–1.29)0.031.14 (1.008–1.29)0.037
MEG3, per increase of 1 unit1.503 (0.949–2.383)0.083
MALAT1, per increase of 1 unit28.164 (2.179–364.071)0.01126.951 (2.022–359.284)0.013

Vascular invasion
MEG3, per increase of 1 unit1.425 (1.034–1.963)0.031
HULC, per increase of 1 unit0.64 (0.522–0.786)<0.0010.648 (0.523–0.803)<0.001
UCA1, per increase of 1 unit2.952 (0.822–10.601)0.097

AFP over 200 ng/mL
H19, per increase of 1 unit1.526 (1.352–1.723)<0.0011.45 (1.277–1.646)<0.001
MEG3, per increase of 1 unit2.304 (1.584–3.351)<0.0011.613 (1.1–2.365)0.014
HULC, per increase of 1 unit0.855 (0.726–1.007)0.06
HOXA13, per increase of 1 unit0.547 (0.288–1.039)0.065
KCNQ1OT1, per increase of 1 unit2.557 (0.992–6.592)0.052

HBV: hepatitis B virus; AFP: α-fetoprotein; OR: odd ratios; CI: confidence intervals.