Table 3 Results from Cox Regression Model (Adjusted for Age, Sex, Disease stage, PS and the CRP/Alb ratio).

From: Ratio of C-Reactive Protein/Albumin is An Inflammatory Prognostic Score for Predicting Overall Survival of Patients with Small-cell Lung Cancer

Variables

Hazard Ratio

95% CI

P value

  

LL

UL

 

Age (per 10 years’ increment)

1.26

0.98

1.62

0.073

ECOG-PS

 0

1.00

-

-

-

 1

0.94

0.73

1.22

0.654

 2

3.13

1.94

5.05

<0.001

CRP/Alb ratio

 ≥0.442

1.00

-

-

-

 <0.442

1.34

1.04

1.73

0.025

Disease stage

 Limited stage

1.00

-

-

-

 Extensive stage

2.13

1.65

2.76

<0.001

LDH (per 100U/L increment)

 Normal range

1.00

-

-

-

 Abnormally elevated

1.41

1.10

1.83

0.008

  1. Abbreviations: CI, confidence interval; LL, lower limit; UL, upper limit; PS, performance status; CRP/Alb, C-reactive protein / albumin; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase.Ratio of C-Reactive Protein/Albumin is An Inflammatory Prognostic Score for Predicting Overall Survival of Patients with Small-cell Lung Cancer
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