Table 5 Multivariate analysis of clinical characteristics on RFS and OS.

From: Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio is a prognostic factor reflecting immune condition of tumor microenvironment in squamous cell lung cancer

(A) Multivariate analysis of clinical characteristics on RFS

Characteristics

NSCLC (n = 176)

LUAD (n = 101)

LUSC (n = 60)

 

HR (95%CI)

q-value (P-value)

HR (95%CI)

q-value (P-value)

HR (95%CI)

q-value (P-value)

Age

0.999 (0.972–1.027)

0.957 (0.957)

1.012 (0.971–1.055)

1.040 (0.578)

0.952 (0.888–1.021)

0.272 (0.170)

Sex (Female vs. Male)

1.148 (0.554–2.379)

0.800 (0.711)

1.237 (0.476–3.210)

0.852 (0.663)

1.958 (0.373–10.29)

0.488 (0.427)

Smoking status (No vs. Yes)

0.749 (0.355–1.581)

0.806 (0.448)

0.535 (0.217–1.320)

0.394 (0.175

NA

–

Pathological stage

2.645 (1.786–3.919

 < 0.001 (< 0.001)

3.377 (1.897–6.012)

< 0.001 (< 0.001)

3.694 (1.512–9.023)

0.032 (0.004)

Adjuvant therapy (No vs. Yes)

0.749 (0.380–1.477)

0.909 (0.404)

0.780 (0.271–2.250)

0.769 (0.646)

0.152 (0.021–1.091)

0.122 (0.061)

CRP

1.043 (0.901–1.206)

0.735 (0.572)

1.057 (0.810–1.380)

0.769 (0.684)

0.878 (0.584- 1.318)

0.529 (0.529)

NLR

1.024 (0.951–1.101)

0.799 (0.533)

0.989 (0.813–1.204)

0.916 (0.916)

2.262 (1.230–4.160)

0.036 (0.009)

LMR

1.133 (0.914–1.406)

0.762 (0.254)

1.274 (0.924–1.755)

0.417 (0.139)

1.300 (0.762–2.217)

0.447 (0.335)

PLR

1.004 (1.001–1.00)

0.085 (0.019)

1.006 (1.000–1.011)

0.222 (0.049)

0.989 (0.979–0.999)

0.067 (0.025)

(B) Multivariate analysis of clinical characteristics on OS

    

Characteristics

LUSC (n = 60)

    
 

HR (95%CI)

q-value (P-value)

    

Age

0.920 (0.833–1.016)

0.150 (0.100)

    

Sex (Female vs. Male)

NA

–

    

Smoking status (No vs. Yes)

NA

–

    

Pathological stage

4.925 (1.304–18.60)

0.114 (0.019)

    

Adjuvant therapy (No vs. Yes)

NA

–

    

CRP

1.311 (0.980–1.755)

0.204 (0.068)

    

NLR

1.423 (0.403–5.027)

0.701 (0.584)

    

LMR

1.944 (0.920–4.108)

0.162 (0.081)

    

PLR

0.996 (0.980–1.012)

0.624 (0.624)

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