AFP and hepatitis C virus infection: In univariate Cox regression analysis, there was increase in the hazard risk of death with the following factors, increase age, male gender, ascites, splenomegaly, hepatitis C, alkaline phosphatase, total and direct bilirubin, AST, creatinine, and AFP levels while there was decrease in hazard risk of death with elevated albumin, prothrombin concentration and INR levels (P-value < 0.05).