The Prognostic Value of the Albumin to Gamma-Glutamyltransferase Ratio in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Undergoing Radiofrequency Ablation

Table 2

Associations between AGR and other characteristics.

	Total ()	()	()	value
Gender				0.737
Male	219	133	86
Female	60	35	25
Age				0.136
TB (μmol/L)				0.098
ALT (U/L)				0.301
PT				0.501
ALB				<0.001
AFP				0.295
γ-GT (U/L)				<0.001
Etiology				0.272
HBV infection	224	139	86
HCV infection	8	6	2
Other	47	24	23
Liver cirrhosis				0.916
Yes	182	110	72
No	97	58	39
AKP (U/L)				<0.001
AGR				<0.001
CP grade				0.081
A	277	168	109
B	2	0	2
γ-GT (U/L)				<0.001
≤50	140	139	1
>50	139	29	110
Tumor size (cm)				0.281
≤3	232	143	89
3-5	47	25	22
Tumor number				0.175
Single	220	137	83
Multiple	59	31	28
AJCC TNM-8				0.200
Ia	133	87	46
Ib	87	50	37
II	59	31	28
ALBI				<0.001
1	166	115	51
2	109	53	56
3	4	0	4

Abbreviations: AGR: albumin to gamma-glutamyltransferase ratio; TB: total bilirubin; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; PT: prothrombin time; ALB: albumin; AFP: alfa-fetoprotein; γ-GT: γ-glutamyl transpeptidase; HBV: hepatitis B virus; HCV: hepatitis C virus; AKP: alkaline phosphatase; CP grade: Child-Pugh grade; AJCC TNM-8: the 8th edition of American Joint Committee on Cancer TNM staging system; ALBI grade: albumin-bilirubin grade. Statistically significant.