Table 4. DFS and OS of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients with normal pretreatment serum albumin according to their TC and LDL-C.

Variable		Patients	DFS Median(range)	p value	OS Median(range)	p value
TC (mmol/L)	<4.79	92	18.6 (1.3-71.0)	0.034*	31.6(1.3-71.0)	0.024*
	≥4.79	71	38.3 (1.5-70.4)		54.5(3.5-70.4)
LDL-C (mmol/L)	<3.23	97	17.7(1.3-69.6)	<0.001*	25.8(1.3-69.9)	<0.001*
	≥3.23	66	55.3(1.5-71.0)		60.4(3.5-71.0)

Abbreviations: TC: total cholesterol LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol DFS: disease-free survival OS: overall survival