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Table 2 Univariate and multivariate analyses of clinical parameters for the prediction of overall and progression-free survival

From: Prognostic performance of pre-treatment NLR and PLR in patients suffering from osteosarcoma

Clinical parameters

Overall survival

Progression-free survival

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

HR

P

Adjusted HR (95 % CI)

P

HR

P

Adjusted HR (95 % CI)

P

Age (year)

50

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 >50

1.09

0.540

1.08 (0.82–1.41)

0.598

1.10

0.436

1.08 (0.84–1.39)

0.543

Sex

 Male

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Female

0.93

0.634

1.06 (0.78–1.44)

0.695

0.97

0.844

1.02 (0.77–1.35)

0.889

Tumor location

 Tibia/femur

1.00

   

1.00

   

 Elsewhere

0.99

0.963

  

0.89

0.378

  

Pathological fracture

 Yes

1.00

   

1.00

   

 No

0.81

0.275

  

0.98

0.887

  

Tumor size

    

1.00

   

 <8 cm

1.00

   

1.04

0.754

  

 ≥8 cm

1.09

0.524

      

ALP

 Normal

1.00

   

1.00

   

 Elevated

1.28

0.094

  

1.30

0.055

  

Clinical stagea

 I–II

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 III

4.63

0.000

2.49 (1.66–3.72)

0.000

3.32

0.000

2.24 (1.59–3.15)

0.000

Metastasis at diagnosis

 Absent

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 Present

5.09

0.000

2.43 (1.69–3.49)

0.000

3.42

0.000

1.72 (1.23–2.40)

0.002

Post-chemotherapy

 Yes

1.00

   

1.00

   

 No

1.02

0.865

  

1.05

0.687

  

NLR

 Low NLR

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 High NLR

2.65

0.000

1.80 (1.35–2.41)

0.000

2.24

0.000

1.65 (1.26–2.15)

0.000

PLR

 Low PLR

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

1.00

 

 High PLR

1.84

0.000

1.27 (0.93–1.73)

0.136

1.57

0.001

1.17 (0.88–1.55)

0.273

  1. ALP alkaline phosphatase, WBC white blood cell, NLR neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, PLR platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio, HR hazard ratio, CI confidence interval
  2. aClinical stage according to Enneking surgical stage