a strong trendp = 0.084
In the bivariate model including both CD86 expression on NCMs and bilirubin, the prognostic effect of CD86 + NCM was attenuated but remained evident as a strong trend (HR 0.9994, 95% CI 0.9987–1.0001, p = 0.084), while bilirubin lost prognostic significance (HR 1.44, 95% CI 0.68–3.06, p = 0.34) ( Figure 3 F; Table S1 ).