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. 2017 Oct 3;67(1):113–125. doi: 10.1007/s00262-017-2060-5

Table 3.

Univariate and multivariate analyses of prognostic factors for metastasis-free survival (n = 83) (a) and recurrence-free survival (n = 74) (b) in all histological cases

Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
P HR 95% CI P
(a) Metastasis-free survival (n = 83)
 Age (<65 vs. ≥65 years) 0.718
 Gender (male vs. female) 0.453
 Histological type (ccRCC vs. non-ccRCC) 0.466
 pT stage (T1/2 vs. T3/4) <0.001 5.814 1.391–24.305 0.016
 Fuhrman grade (1, 2 vs. 3, 4) <0.001 0.119
 INF (α vs. β) <0.001
 Lymphovascular invasion (no vs. yes) <0.001
 Immunological classification (Group I, II vs. Group III) 0.001 0.449 0.243–0.832 0.011
 NLR (<2.4 vs. ≥2.4) <0.001
 PLR (<1.8 vs. ≥1.8) <0.001
 Hyponatremia (≥138 vs. <138 mEq/L) <0.001
 Modified Glasgow Prognostic Score (0 vs. 1, 2) <0.001 3.247 1.071–9.843 0.037
(b) Recurrence-free survival (n = 74)
 Age (< 65 vs. ≥65 years) 0.267
 Gender (male vs. female) 0.982
 Histological type (ccRCC vs. non-ccRCC) 0.414
 pT stage (T1/2 vs. T3/4) <0.001 0.915
 Fuhrman grade (1, 2 vs. 3,4) <0.001 0.912
 INF (α vs. β) <0.001
 Lymphovascular invasion (no vs. yes) <0.001
 Immunological classification (Group I, II vs. Group III) 0.041 0.475 0.238–0.948 0.035
 NLR (<2.4 vs. ≥2.4) 0.019
 PLR (<1.8 vs. ≥1.8) 0.009 0.922
 Hyponatremia (≥138 vs. <138 mEq/L) <0.001
 Modified Glasgow Prognostic Score (0 vs. 1, 2) 0.001

Bold values were defined as p <0.05

HR hazard ratio, CI confidence interval, ccRCC clear cell renal cell carcinoma, INF infiltration, NLR neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, PLR platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio