Table 1 Clinical and pathological features of patients stratified by preoperative NLR and PLR
Characteristic | Low NLR | High NLR | P value | Low PLR | High PLR | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(< 2.34) | (≥2.34) | (< 185.04) | (≥185.04) | |||
(n = 354) | (n = 292) | (n = 456) | (n = 190) | |||
Age (years) | 59.4 ± 11.9 | 59.2 ± 11.5 | 0.852 | 59.5 ± 11.0 | 58.7 ± 13.4 | 0.456 |
Gender | ||||||
Male | 170 | 177 | 0.020 | 240 | 107 | 0.392 |
Female | 184 | 115 | 216 | 83 | ||
Primary tumor site | ||||||
Stomach | 245 | 152 | < 0.001 | 308 | 89 | < 0.001 |
Duodenum | 43 | 26 | 45 | 24 | ||
Small intestine | 32 | 78 | 56 | 54 | ||
Colorectum | 18 | 14 | 23 | 9 | ||
Other | 16 | 22 | 24 | 14 | ||
Tumor size (cm) | ||||||
< 5 | 261 | 158 | < 0.001 | 325 | 94 | < 0.001 |
5–10 | 69 | 92 | 95 | 66 | ||
> 10 | 24 | 42 | 36 | 30 | ||
Unknown | ||||||
Mitotic rate (per 50 HPFs) | ||||||
≤5 | 313 | 242 | 0.110 | 408 | 147 | < 0.001 |
6–10 | 31 | 35 | 38 | 28 | ||
> 10 | 10 | 15 | 10 | 15 | ||
Tumor risk | ||||||
Very low | 139 | 60 | < 0.001 | 159 | 40 | < 0.001 |
Low | 119 | 105 | 161 | 63 | ||
Intermediate | 37 | 34 | 55 | 16 | ||
High | 59 | 93 | 81 | 71 | ||