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. 2017 Jun 7;12(6):e0178676. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0178676

Table 2. Impact of baseline clinical parameters on NSCLC patients.

Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
n Event OS (mo) p value Hazard ratio p value 95% CI
Age, years
    >60 295 238 12.0 0.136
    ≤ 60 195 154 14.4
BMI
    >22 278 214 14.4 0.002 0.811 0.051 0.657–1.001
    ≤ 22 212 178 11.1
Sex
    Male 238 197 11.9 0.005 0.012 0.618–0.943
    Female 252 195 15.3 0.764
DM
    Yes 49 46 9.3 0.015 1.172 0.332 0.851–1.613
    No 441 346 13.4
Smoking history
    Never 309 244 14.0 0.072
    Former/current 181 148 11.1
Performance status
ECOG 0–2 442 349 13.6 <0.001 0.001 1.281–2.520
ECOG 3–4 48 43 3.7 1.797
EGFR mutation
    Yes 275 198 18.6 <0.001 0.569 <0.001 0.458–0.708
    No 215 194 7.5
Tumor type
    ADC 419 327 13.4 0.009 0.840 0.780–1.358
    Non-ADC 71 65 10.2 1.029
LMR
    >3.1 260 193 18.4 <0.001 <0.001 1.212–1.837
    ≤3.1 208 191 7.7 1.844
DLM
Yes 415 324 13.6 <0.001 0.01 1.092–1.880
No 75 68 8.8 1.432

ADC, adenocarcinoma; BMI, body mass index; DM, diabetes mellitus; DLM, de novo liver metastases; ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; EGFR, epidermal growth factor receptor; LMR, lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio; mo, months; NSCLC, non-small-cell lung cancer; OS, overall survival.