Table 2.

Cox regression analysis showing the bivariate and multivariate association between NLR and death

	Continuous NLR	NLR ≥ 7.95
	HR (95% CI)	HR (95% CI)
Model 1	1.028 (1.024–1.032)	2.773 (2.345–3.279)
Model 2	1.025 (1.021–1.030)	2.487 (2.099–2.948)
Model 3	1.020 (1.015–1.025)	1.990 (1.664–2.380)
Model 4	1.019 (1.013–1.024)	1.862 (1.549–2.239)

Model 1: age & sex-adjusted

Model 2: model 1 adjusted for the main diagnoses, and Charlson index

Model 3: model 1 adjusted for eGFR, albumin, hemoglobin, and AST/ALT

Model 4: model 2 + model 3