Table 2 Univariate survival analysis.

From: Biological significance and prognostic relevance of peripheral blood neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in soft tissue sarcoma

Characteristic

Localized

Metastatic/Unresectable

Relapse-free survival

Overall survival

Overall survival

HR (95% CI)

p

HR (95% CI)

p

HR (95% CI)

p

Sex (male vs female)

1.22 (0.96 to 1.56)

0.105

1.09 (0.82 to 1.46)

0.530

1.26 (0.95 to 1.68)

0.0918

Age at diagnosis (>65 vs ≤65 years)

1.32 (0.99 to 1.74)

0.0387

1.70 (1.21 to 2.39)

0.0005

1.39 (1.03 to 1.89)

0.0175

Ethnicity (Chinese vs other)

0.75 (0.55 to 1.04)

0.0541

0.85 (0.58 to 1.24)

0.372

0.92 (0.62 to 1.38)

0.669

Cardiovascular co-morbidities (Present vs absent)

1.24 (0.96 to 1.61)

0.0841

1.41 (1.04 to 1.91)

0.0179

1.17 (0.87 to 1.57)

0.263

Tumor grade (3 vs 1–2)

2.90 (2.27 to 3.70)

<0.0001

3.68 (2.76 to 4.91)

<0.0001

1.25 (0.91 to 1.73)

0.172

Tumor size (>5 cm vs ≤5 cm)

1.76 (1.34 to 2.30)

0.0003

1.58 (1.14 to 2.18)

0.0126

Tumor depth (deep vs superficial)

1.16 (0.86 to 1.57)

0.355

0.94 (0.65 to 1.36)

0.729

Surgical margins (R1 vs R0)

1.47 (1.13 to 1.91)

0.0020

1.42 (1.04 to 1.93)

0.0180

NLR at diagnosis (>2.5 vs ≤2.5)

1.63 (1.28 to 2.07)

0.0001

1.93 (1.45 to 2.57)

<0.0001

2.19 (1.62 to 2.97)

<0.0001

PLR at diagnosis (>182 vs ≤182)

1.65 (1.29 to 2.10)

<0.0001

1.70 (1.28 to 2.26)

0.0003

1.70 (1.28 to 2.26)

0.0001

LMR at diagnosis (≤2.4 vs >2.4)

1.71 (1.28 to 2.29)

<0.0001

1.85 (1.31 to 2.59)

<0.0001

2.04 (1.53 to 2.73)

<0.0001

Chemotherapy* (Yes vs No)

1.08 (0.69 to 1.70)

0.718

1.10 (0.65 to 1.87)

0.714

0.67 (0.49 to 0.92)

0.0067

Radiotherapy* (Yes vs No)

0.84 (0.66 to 1.07)

0.150

0.99 (0.74 to 1.32)

0.956

0.91 (0.68 to 1.21)

0.485

  1. *Neoadjuvant or adjuvant for localized disease, palliative for metastatic/unresectable disease.