Table 2 Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses of LDH and OS of patients with advanced pancreatic cancer in the training cohort.

From: Serum lactate dehydrogenase predicts prognosis and correlates with systemic inflammatory response in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer after gemcitabine-based chemotherapy

Variable

Patients (n)

HR (95% CI)

p-value*

Univariate analysis

Sex (male vs. female)

83 vs. 56

1.386 (0.903–2.129)

0.135

Age (<60 vs. ≥60)

54 vs. 85

0.947(0.623–1.441)

0.8

Stage (III vs. IV)

48 vs. 91

1.993 (1.244–3.194)

0.004

Location (head vs. body/tail)

62 vs. 77

0.805 (0.535–1.21)

0.299

CA19-9 (<1000 vs. ≥1000 IU/mL)

71 vs. 68

2.037 (1.344–3.088)

<0.001

LDH (<185 vs. ≥185 IU/mL)

102 vs. 37

2.108 (1.329–3.346)

0.002

KPS (<90 vs. ≥90)

87 vs. 52

1.374 (0.891–2.118)

0.151

Metastasis (Intrahepatic vs. Extrahepatic)

74 vs. 17

0.648 (0.316–1.327)

0.235

Location of intrahepatic metastasis (Left/Rirht Lobe vs. Left&Right Lobe)

6 vs. 68

2.335 (0.718–7.592)

0.159

Albumin (<38.6 vs. ≥38.6 g/L)

55 vs. 84

0.817 (0.541–1.232)

0.335

PLR (<154 vs. ≥154)

84 vs. 55

1.104 (0.725–1.683)

0.644

NLR (<3.42 vs. ≥3.42)

93 vs. 46

2.522 (1.633–3.894)

<0.001

LMR (<3.19 vs. ≥3.19)

72 vs. 67

0.497 (0.324–0.762)

0.001

Multivariate analysis

Stage (III vs. IV)

48 vs. 91

1.623 (1.003–2.629)

0.049

CA19-9 (<1000 vs. ≥1000 IU/mL)

71 vs. 68

1.790 (1.159–2.764)

0.009

LDH (<185 vs. ≥185 IU/mL)

102 vs. 37

1.981 (1.226–3.200)

0.005

NLR (<3.42 vs. ≥3.42)

93 vs. 46

2.028(1.293–3.181)

0.002

LMR(<3.19 vs. ≥3.19)

72 vs. 67

0.883 (0.535–1.458)

0.627

  1. *log rank χ2 test.
  2. LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; KPS, Karnofsky performance status; HR, hazard ratio; CI, confidence interval.