Table 4.
Results of the area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve with 95% confidence intervals of PLR, NLR and CRP for Maximum Tumor Diameter (MTD), Alpha-fetoprotein (AFP), Multifocality and Portal Vein Thrombosis (PVT) groups
| Parameter | Area under curve | Standard error | P value | 95% C.I. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MTD (<3/≥3) | PLR | 0.607 | 0.038 | 0.010* | 0.533–0.682 |
| NLR | 0.523 | 0.044 | 0.575 | 0.436–0.610 | |
| CRP | 0.642 | 0.038 | 0.001* | 0.566–0.717 | |
| AFP (<20/≥20) | PLR | 0.551 | 0.031 | 0.102 | 0.490–0.611 |
| NLR | 0.544 | 0.031 | 0.155 | 0.483–0.606 | |
| CRP | 0.635 | 0.030 | <0.001* | 0.577–0.694 | |
| Multifocality (unifocal/multifocal) | PLR | 0.555 | 0.032 | 0.088 | 0.492–0.618 |
| NLR | 0.561 | 0.033 | 0.057 | 0.498–0.625 | |
| CRP | 0.456 | 0.032 | 0.168 | 0.393–0.519 | |
| PVT (+/−) | PLR | 0.575 | 0.034 | 0.024* | 0.509–0.641 |
| NLR | 0.498 | 0.032 | 0.960 | 0.435–0.562 | |
| CRP | 0.660 | 0.030 | <0.001* | 0.600–0.719 |
C.I.: confidence interval.
*
p-value<0.05 is significant