Table 3.
Surgical factor and recurrence grouped by NLR and PNI status
| Cases | NLR | PNI | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| <2.5 | ≥2.5 | P value | <50 | ≥50 | P value | |
| Type of resection | ||||||
| Segmentectomy | 33 | 17 | 0.997 | 20 | 30 | 0.959 |
| Lobectomy | 186 | 98 | 135 | 196 | ||
| Surgical Approach | ||||||
| VATS | 142 | 64 | 0.044 | 74 | 132 | 0.005 |
| Thoracotomy | 77 | 51 | 62 | 66 | ||
| Recurrence | ||||||
| Negative | 173 | 77 | 0.016 | 90 | 160 | 0.003 |
| Positive | 46 | 38 | 46 | 38 | ||
| First recurrence site | ||||||
| Local | 15 | 12 | 0.154 | 11 | 16 | 0.193 |
| Distant | 24 | 19 | 27 | 16 | ||
| Both | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | ||
NLR neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio, PNI prognostic nutritional index, VATS video-assisted thoracic surgery