Table 3 Results of the preoperatively clinicopathological parameters for NF-PNET with lymph node metastasis by multivariate logistic analyses.

From: Preoperative neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and tumor-related factors to predict lymph node metastasis in nonfunctioning pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors

Variables

OR

95%CI

P

Symptomatic diagnosis

  

0.028

 No

Reference

  

 Yes

4.979

1.185–20.922

 

AKT (U/l)

  

0.336

 <183

Reference

  

 ≥183

2.720

0.355–20.841

 

NLR

  

0.017

 <1.80

Reference

  

 ≥1.80

6.218

1.390–27.821

 

LMR

  

0.982

 <3.92

Reference

  

 ≥3.92

0.983

0.223–4.335

 

PLR

  

0.617

 <168.25

Reference

  

 ≥168.25

1.466

0.327–6.560

 

Tumor size (cm)

  

0.020

 <2.5

Reference

  

 ≥2.5

13.578

1.517–121.519

 

Ki-67 index

  

0.347

 ≤2%

Reference

  

 3 to 20%

5.089

0.518–50.027

 

 >20%

5.844

0.482–70.846

 

Vascular invasion

  

0.244

 No

Reference

  

 Yes

3.075

0.465–20.347

 
  1. NF-PNET, nonfunctional pancreatic neuroendocrine tumor; AKT, alkaline phosphatase; NLR, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio; PLR, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio; LMR, lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio. P-value < 0.05 marked in bold font shows statistical significant.