Research Article

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

Table 4

Comparison of predictive efficacy among different liver function-related indices.

Training cohortValidation cohort
-indexAUC (95% CI)LAT -indexAUC (95% CI)LAT
3-year OS5-year OS3-year OS5-year OS

AGR0.64 (0.49-0.78)0.63 (0.48-0.76)0.65 (0.52-0.78)11.20.62 (0.50-0.74)0.59 (0.50-0.69)0.63 (0.52-0.73)6.7
ALBI grade0.61 (0.48-0.76)0.61 (0.46-0.76)0.63 (0.50-0.77)4.90.52 (0.42-0.64)0.51 (0.41-0.61)0.53 (0.43-0.64)3.1
CP grade0.52 (0.37-0.68)0.52 (0.36-0.67)0.53 (0.38-0.68)2.20.50 (0.38-0.62)0.49 (0.38-0.57)0.52 (0.40-0.63)0.7

Abbreviations: AUC: area under the curve; LAT ; likelihood ratio test ; OS: overall survival; AGR: albumin to gamma-glutamyltransferase ratio; ALBI grade: albumin-bilirubin grade; CP grade: Child-Pugh grade. Statistically significant.