AFP and hepatocellular carcinoma: On multivariate analysis, all variables with p<0.05 were included, the AFP level was independent risk factor for HCC development (p<0.001) with a 1.946 fold while the CT/TT genotype appeared to be non-significantly associated with risk of HCC (OR=0.838, 95% CI: 0.379 – 1.852, p=0.662) (Table 7).