Table 2 The relationship between NPS and clinical characteristics in NSCLC patients.

From: The prognostic value of the Naples prognostic score for patients with non-small-cell lung cancer

Variable

Category

Total (n = 395)

NPS

P value

Group 0 (n = 46)

Group 1 (n = 236)

Group 2 (n = 113)

Age (years)

< 65

205 (51.9)

32 (69.6)

118 (50.0)

55 (48.7)

0.038

≥ 65

190 (48.1)

14 (30.4)

118 (50.0)

58 (51.3)

Gender

Male

252 (63.8)

23 (50.0)

147 (62.3)

82 (72.6)

0.020

Female

143 (36.2)

23 (50.0)

89 (37.7)

31 (27.4)

Smoking

Never

200 (50.6)

26 (56.5)

124 (52.5)

50 (44.2)

0.243

Former/current

195 (49.4)

20 (43.5)

112 (47.5)

63 (55.8)

Drinking

Yes

84 (21.3)

11 (23.9)

52 (22.0)

21 (18.6)

0.684

No

311 (78.7)

35 (76.1)

184 (78.0)

92 (81.4)

COPD

Yes

17 (4.3)

2 (4.3)

12 (5.1)

3 (2.7)

0.578

No

378 (95.7)

44 (95.7)

224 (94.9)

110 (97.3)

Family history of cancer

Yes

62 (15.7)

7 (15.2)

37 (15.7)

18 (15.9)

0.994

No

333 (84.3)

39 (84.8)

199 (84.3)

95 (84.1)

BMI (kg/m2)

< 18.5

34 (8.6)

6 (13.0)

15 (6.4)

13 (11.5)

0.098

18.5–24

257 (65.1)

24 (52.2)

156 (66.1)

77 (68.1)

≥ 24

104 (26.3)

16 (34.8)

65 (27.5)

23 (20.4)

TNM stage

I-IIIA

138 (34.9)

22 (47.8)

88 (37.3)

28 (24.8)

0.011

IIIB-IV

257 (65.1)

24 (52.2)

148 (62.7)

85 (75.2)

Histology

AC

280 (70.9)

35 (76.1)

167 (70.8)

78 (69.1)

0.667

SCC

99 (25.1)

8 (17.4)

60 (25.4)

31 (27.4)

Others

16 (4.1)

3 (6.5)

9 (3.8)

4 (3.5)

Lesion

Central

137 (34.7)

14 (30.4)

81 (34.3)

42 (37.2)

0.709

Peripheral

258 (65.3)

32 (69.6)

155 (65.7)

71 (62.8)

Laterality

Left

171 (43.3)

15 (32.6)

113 (47.9)

43 (38.1)

0.066

Right

224 (56.7)

31 (67.4)

123 (52.1)

70 (61.9)

Surgery

Yes

199 (50.4)

28 (60.9)

125 (53.0)

46 (40.7)

0.032

No

196 (49.6)

18 (39.1)

111 (47.0)

67 (59.3)

Chemotherapy

Yes

329 (83.3)

38 (82.6)

195 (82.6)

96 (85.0)

0.854

No

66 (16.7)

8 (17.4)

41 (17.4)

17 (15.0)

Radiotherapy

Yes

68 (17.2)

5 (10.9)

42 (17.8)

21 (18.6)

0.471

No

327 (82.8)

41 (89.1)

194 (82.2)

92 (81.4)

Targeted therapy

Yes

111 (28.1)

12 (26.1)

68 (28.8)

31 (27.4)

0.916

No

284 (71.9)

34 (73.9)

168 (71.2)

82 (72.6)

CEA

< 6.5 ng/mL

244 (61.8)

30 (65.2)

150 (63.6)

64 (56.6)

0.404

≥ 6.5 ng/mL

151 (38.2)

16 (34.8)

86 (36.4)

49 (43.4)

NSE

< 17 ng/mL

312 (79.0)

38 (82.6)

189 (80.1)

85 (75.2)

0.472

≥ 17 ng/mL

83 (21.0)

8 (17.4)

47 (19.9)

28 (24.8)

Albumin

< 40 g/L

136 (34.4)

10 (21.7)

58 (24.6)

68 (60.2)

< 0.001

≥ 40 g/L

259 (65.6)

36 (78.3)

178 (75.4)

45 (39.8)

Total cholesterol

≤ 180 mg/dL

205 (51.9)

0 (0)

97 (41.1)

108 (95.6)

< 0.001

> 180 mg/dL

190 (48.1)

46 (100.0)

139 (58.9)

5 (4.4)

NLR

≤ 2.96

216 (54.7)

46 (100.0)

167 (70.8)

3 (2.7)

< 0.001

> 2.96

179 (45.3)

0 (0)

69 (29.2)

110 (97.3)

LMR

≤ 4.44

299 (75.7)

0 (0)

188 (79.7)

111 (98.2)

< 0.001

> 4.44

96 (24.3)

46 (100.0)

48 (20.3)

2 (1.8)

PNI

< 46

116 (29.4)

2 (4.3)

42 (17.8)

72 (63.7)

< 0.001

≥ 46

279 (70.6)

44 (95.7)

194 (82.2)

41 (36.3)

CONUT

< 3

288 (72.9)

46 (100.0)

208 (88.1)

34 (30.1)

< 0.001

≥ 3

107 (27.1)

0 (0)

28 (11.9)

79 (69.9)

SIS

0

77 (19.5)

36 (78.3)

41 (17.4)

0 (0)

< 0.001

1

201 (50.9)

10 (21.7)

144 (61.0)

47 (41.6)

2

117 (29.6)

0 (0)

51 (21.6)

66 (58.4)

  1. AC adenocarcinoma, BMI body mass index, CEA carcinoembryonic antigen, CONUT controlling nutritional status, COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary emphysema, LMR lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio, NLR neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, NPS Naples prognostic score, NSE neuron-specific enolase, PNI prognostic nutritional index, SCC squamous cell carcinoma, SIS system inflammation score.
  2. Values are n (%).