Table 2.
Correlations between clinicopathological variables and pretreatment NLR status in patients with larynx cancer
| Variable | Patients [n (%)] | p value* |
|---|---|---|
| Malign pathology (All) | 84 (100) | |
| Age | ||
| Median, range (years) | 63.7 (38–89) | |
| 60 ≥ (mean) | 47 (%56) (72) | 0.226 |
| 60 < (mean) | 37 (%44) (52.9) | |
| Sex | ||
| Male | 79 (94) | 0.603 |
| Female | 5 (6) | |
| Smoking | ||
| Yes | 62 (73.8) | 0.001 |
| No | 22 (26.2) | |
| Alcohol | ||
| Yes | 41 (48.8) | 0.001 |
| No | 43 (51.2) | |
| Histological grade | ||
| G1 | 31 (36.9) | 0.007 (G1–G2) |
| G2 | 36 (42.9) | 0.295 (G2–G3) |
| G3 | 17 (20.2) | 0.001 (G1–G3) |
| Clinical TNM stage | ||
| Stage III | 31 (36.9) | |
| Stage IV | 53 (53.1) | 0.003 |
G1: well-differentiated, G2: moderately differentiated, G3: poorly differentiated
* p value, shows the difference between the value of NLR according to the variable groups