No GPh (+) (n=10) GPh (-) (n=52) Univariate Analysis P Multivariate Analysis
Odds ratio (95% CI) P
Gender       0.383    
Male 47 6 41      
Female 15 4 11      
Age       0.815    
< 65 30 4 26      
> 65 32 6 26      
Hypertension       0.028   0.980
Absent 35 2 33   1  
Present 27 8 19   1.031(0.87,12.239)  
Diabetes mellitus       0.8416    
Absent 48 7 41      
Present 14 3 11      
Serum albumin       0.494    
< 4.3 g/dl 28 6 22      
> 4.3 g/dl 34 4 30      
ICG R15       0.480    
< 12 % 28 3 25      
>12 % 34 7 27      
Remnant K value       0.647    
< 0.05 /min 32 4 28      
> 0.05 /min 30 6 24      
HBV infection       >0.999    
Absent 56 9 47      
Present 6 1 5      
HCV infection       0.458    
Absent 47 9 38      
Present 15 1 14      
History of chemotherapy       >0.999    
Absent 28 5 23      
Present 34 5 29      
Arterial sclerosis (proximal and/or distal area)       0.031   0.021
Absent 57  7   50   1  
Present 5 3 2   24.000(1.615, 356.729)  
Embolic agents (proximal area)       <0.001   <0.001
Absent 57 6 51   1  
Present 5 4 1   64.000(3.248, 1261.015)  
Embolic agents (distal area)       0.196    
Absent 27 2 25      
Present 35 8 27      
CI: confidence interval; PVE: portal vein embolization; Proximal area, area within 3cm from the tumor margin; Distal area, area over 3cm from the tumor margin; ICG R15, 15-min indocyanine green retention rate; ICG K, indocyanine green plasma clearance rate;Remnant K, estimated ICG-K value for the future remnant liver
Table 2: The results of the univariate analyses of clinicopathological factors associated with granulomatous phlebitis.