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Table 3 Univariate and multivariate analyses of factors predicting disease-free survival

From: The preoperative and the postoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratios both predict prognosis in gastric cancer patients

 

Univariate analysis

Multivariate analysis

HR (95% CI)

P value

Adjusted HRa (95% CI)

P value

Preoperative NLR

 LNLR (NLR < 2)

Reference

 

Reference

 

 HNLR (NLR ≥ 2)

1.829 (1.337-2.503)

0.000

1.319 (0.929-1.873)

0.122

Postoperative NLR

 LNLR (NLR < 1.7)

Reference

 

Reference

 

 HNLR (NLR ≥ 1.7)

1.224 (0.853-1.757)

0.273

1.136 (0.775-1.664)

0.513

NLR change

 LL (preoperative NLR < 2, postoperative NLR < 1.7)

Reference

 

Reference

 

 LH (preoperative NLR < 2, postoperative NLR ≥1.7)

0.795 (0.377-1.676)

0.546

0.764 (0.356-1.642)

0.491

 HL (preoperative NLR ≥ 2, postoperative NLR < 1.7)

1.806 (1.201-2.715)

0.005

1.168 (0.765-1.783)

0.472

 HH (preoperative NLR ≥ 2, postoperative NLR ≥ 1.7)

1.955 (1.269-3.011)

0.002

1.400 (0.892-2.197)

0.143

  1. HR hazard ratio, CI confidence interval, NLR neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, LNLR low NLR, HNLR high NLR, LL low to low, LH low to high, HL high to low, HH high to high
  2. aAdjusted for age, approach method, extent of resection, depth of invasion, node status, stage, and adjuvant chemotherapy