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. 2018 May 23;119(1):40–51. doi: 10.1038/s41416-018-0095-9

Table 3.

The relationship between validated ratios, scores and survival in patients undergoing surgery for colon cancer (n = 801)

Univariate Multivariate Adjusted for TNM stage Univariate Multivariate Adjusted for TNM stage
AUC (95% CI) CSS HR (95% CI) p value CSS HR (95% CI) p value AUC (95% CI) OS HR (95% CI) p value OS HR (95% CI) p value
TNM stage
 I (n = 116) 0.649 (0.559–0.740) 0.569 (0.477–0.661)
 II (n = 391) 4.39 (1.78–10.85) 0.001 1.73 (1.16–2.57) 0.007
 III (n = 294) 9.86 (4.02–24.17) <0.001 2.54 (1.70–3.79) <0.001
NLR/NLS
 NLR <3 (n = 388) 0.577 (0.529–0.624) 0.594 (0.554–0.633)
 NLR 3–5 (n = 260) 1.22 (0.87–1.72) 0.251 1.28 (0.91–1.80) 0.152 1.21 (0.95–1.53) 0.118 1.26 (0.99–1.59) 0.061
 NLR >5 (n = 153) 2.06 (1.46–2.92) <0.001 2.11 (1.50–3.00) <0.001 1.85 (1.44–2.37) <0.001 1.88 (1.46–2.42) <0.001
 NLS 0 (n = 421) 0.566 (0.519–0.613) 0.586 (0.546–0.626)
 NLS 1 (n = 325) 1.49 (1.10–2.01) 0.010 1.57 (1.16–2.12) 0.003 1.45 (1.17–1.79) 0.001 1.49 (1.21–1.85) <0.001
 NLS 2 (n = 55) 2.01 (1.22–3.30) 0.006 1.85 (1.12–3.05) 0.016 1.68 (1.15–2.46) 0.007 1.59 (1.09–2.33) 0.016
PLR/PLSa
 PLR ≤150 (n = 237) 0.538 (0.486–0.589) 0.555 (0.512–0.598)
 PLR >150 (n = 445) 1.31 (0.92–1.86) 0.141 1.20 (0.84–1.70) 0.326 1.26 (0.98–1.63) 0.073 1.20 (0.93–1.55) 0.166
 PLS 0 (n = 351) 0.578 (0.525–0.631) 0.586 (0.542–0.629)
 PLS 1 (n = 283) 1.39 (0.98–1.96) 0.061 1.33 (0.94–1.88) 0.106 1.34 (1.05–1.70) 0.020 1.29 (1.01–1.65) 0.040
 PLS 2 (n = 48) 2.77 (1.67–4.59) <0.001 2.42 (1.46–4.01) 0.001 2.16 (1.46–3.18) <0.001 1.94 (1.31–2.87) 0.001
LMR/LMSb
 LMR ≥2.4 (n = 161) 0.613 (0.539–0.688) 0.590 (0.528–0.652)
 LMR <2.4 (n = 252) 2.62 (1.61–4.27) <0.001 2.49 (1.53–4.06) <0.001 2.08 (1.44–3.00) <0.001 1.99 (1.38–2.87) <0.001
 LMS 0 (n = 214) 0.605 (0.528–0.681) 0.585 (0.522–0.648)
 LMS 1 (n = 169) 1.69 (0.99–2.86) 0.051 1.65 (0.97–2.81) 0.064 1.47 (0.99–2.17) 0.058 1.41 (0.95–2.10) 0.088
 LMS 2 (n = 30) 3.68 (1.81–7.49) <0.001 3.67 (1.80–7.49) <0.001 2.81 (1.59–4.95) <0.001 2.76 (1.56–4.88) <0.001
NPSa
 NPS 0 (n = 491) 0.580 (0.526–0.634) 0.576 (0.532–0.619)
 NPS 1 (n = 140) 1.76 (1.22–2.55) 0.003 1.47 (1.02–2.13) 0.042 1.64 (1.26–2.14) <0.001 1.47 (1.12–1.92) 0.005
 NPS 2 (n = 51) 2.50 (1.52–4.10) <0.001 2.14 (1.30–3.51) 0.003 1.83 (1.24–2.70) 0.002 1.65 (1.12–2.44) 0.011
CAR/mGPS
 CAR ≤0.22 (n = 412) 0.582 (0.536–0.628) 0.603 (0.563–0.642)
 CAR >0.22 (n = 389) 1.88 (1.40–2.51) <0.001 1.76 (1.31–2.35) <0.001 1.88 (1.53–2.31) <0.001 1.84 (1.49–2.26) <0.001
 mGPS 0 (n = 474) 0.591 (0.544–0.639) 0.623 (0.582–0.663)
 mGPS 1 (n = 173) 1.35 (0.95–1.94) 0.099 1.22 (0.85–1.75) 0.282 1.49 (1.17–1.90) 0.001 1.44 (1.12–1.84) 0.004
 mGPS 2 (n = 154) 2.47 (1.77–3.46) <0.001 2.31 (1.65–3.25) <0.001 2.32 (1.81–2.99) <0.001 2.28 (1.76–2.95) <0.001

an = 682.

bn = 413.

AUC area under the curve, CI confidence interval, HR hazard ratio, CSS cancer-specific survival, OS overall survival, TNM tumour node metastasis, NLR neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio, NLS neutrophil–lymphocyte score, CAR C-reactive protein albumin ratio, mGPS modified Glasgow prognostic score, NPS neutrophil–platelet score, LMS lymphocyte–monocyte score, LMR lymphocyte–monocyte ratio, PLR platelet–lymphocyte ratio, PLS platelet–lymphocyte score