Table 3 Multivariate 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

Age at diagnosis (>65 vs ≤65 years)

1.64 (1.19 to 2.26)

0.0026

1.40 (1.02 to 1.92)

0.0379

Tumor grade (3 vs 1–2)

2.78 (2.08 to 3.70)

<0.0001

3.38 (2.36 to 4.85)

<0.0001

Tumor size (>5 cm vs ≤5 cm)

1.56 (1.13 to 2.15)

0.0070

1.48 (1.01 to 2.16)

0.0419

Surgical margins (R1 vs R0)

1.36 (1.05 to 1.75)

0.0200

NLR at diagnosis (>2.5 vs ≤2.5)

1.41 (1.08 to 1.85)

0.0125

1.53 (1.10 to 2.13)

0.0112

1.82 (1.16 to 2.85)

0.0087

LMR at diagnosis (≤2.4 vs >2.4)

1.71 (1.21 to 2.43)

0.0026

Palliative chemotherapy (Yes vs No)

0.62 (0.46 to 0.85)

0.0027