Table I.
Patients' background.
| Number (%) or median (mean ± standard deviation) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Variables | Total | NLR <3.76 | NLR ≥3.76 |
| Number | 90 | 56 (62%) | 34 (38%) |
| Age (years) | 73.2 (72.7±0.9) | 73.0 (72.2±1.0) | 75.5 (73.5±1.7) |
| Gleason score | |||
| ≤6 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| ≥8 | 66 | 42 | 24 |
| Unknown | 10 | 6 | 4 |
| Prostatectomy | 9 | 7 | 2 |
| Curative radiation | 11 | 8 | 3 |
| Distant metastasis | 61 | 39 | 22 |
| PSA (ng/ml) | 55.0 (307.3±94.5) | 32.57 (339.1±147.0) | 80.7 (255.8±70.5) |
| LDH (IU/l) | 210 (376.0±68.9) | 199.5 (327.2±66.4) | 241 (456.4±146.5) |
| ALP (IU/l) | 314 (557.0±79.6) | 277 (527.6±80.0) | 349 (604.2±164.7) |
| Initial PSA | 171.3 (913.4±194.3) | 185.0 (1174.5±290.2) | 126.5 (481.1±167.4) |
NLR, neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio; PSA, prostate-specific antigen; alp, alkaline phosphatase; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase.