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. 2018 Nov 20;10(1):111–122. doi: 10.1002/jcsm.12357

Table 5.

The relationship between mGPS, clinicopathological characteristic, and systemic inflammation in patients undergoing elective surgery for colorectal cancer (n = 650)

Characteristic mGPS 0 mGPS 1 and 2 (n = 151) P‐value
Clinicopathological
Age ≤65 185 (37.1) 49 (32.5) 0.410
65–74 193 (38.7) 58 (38.4)
>74 121 (24.2) 44 (29.1)
Sex Female 228 (45.7) 68 (45.0) 0.887
Male 271 (54.3) 83 (55.0)
ASA score 1 120 (24.0) 21 (13.9) 0.036
2 221 (44.3) 76 (50.3)
3 146 (29.3) 47 (31.1)
4 12 (2.4) 7 (4.6)
Laparoscopic surgery No 303 (60.7) 104 (68.9) 0.070
Yes 196 (39.3) 47 (31.1)
TNM 0 13 (2.6) 1 (0.7) <0.001
I 135 (27.1) 20 (13.2)
II 173 (34.7) 90 (59.6)
III 178 (35.7) 40 (26.5)
Venous invasion No 199 (39.9) 67 (44.4) 0.325
Yes 300 (60.1) 84 (55.6)
Tumour location Right and transverse 175 (35.1) 72 (47.7) 0.014
Left 112 (22.4) 33 (21.9)
Rectum 197 (39.5) 40 (26.5)
Total and subtotal 15 (3.0) 6 (4.0)
Adjuvant chemotherapy No 293 (66.9) 92 (68.7) 0.704
Yes 206 (33.1) 59 (31.3)
Systemic inflammation
NLR ≤3 308 (61.7) 61 (40.4) <0.001
>3 191 (38.3) 90 (59.6)
NPS 0 459 (92.0) 109 (72.2) <0.001
1 38 (7.6) 29 (19.2)
2 2 (0.4) 13 (8.6)
Body composition
BMI (kg/m2) <25 156 (31.3) 63 (41.7) 0.017
≥25 343 (68.7) 88 (58.3)
High SFI No 84 (16.8) 32 (21.2) 0.220
Yes 415 (83.2) 119 (78.8)
Visceral obesity No 129 (25.9) 48 (31.8) 0.151
Yes 370 (74.1) 103 (68.2)
Low SMI (sarcopenia)
SMI (Martin) No 298 (59.7) 69 (45.7) 0.002
Yes 201 (40.3) 82 (54.3)
SMI (Dolan BMI ≥ 25) No 299 (59.9) 72 (47.7) 0.008
Yes 200 (40.1) 79 (52.3)
SMI (Caan) No 254 (50.9) 59 (39.1) 0.011
Yes 245 (49.1) 92 (60.9)
SMI (Dolan BMI ≥ 30) No 309 (61.9) 77 (51.0) 0.017
Yes 190 (38.1) 74 (49.0)
Low SMD (myosteatosis)
SMD (Martin) No 214 (42.9) 44 (29.1) 0.002
Yes 285(57.1) 107 (70.9)
SMD (Dolan BMI ≥ 25) No 274 (54.9) 69 (45.7) 0.047
Yes 225 (45.1) 82 (54.3)
SMD (Xiao) No 242 (48.5) 67 (44.4) 0.374
Yes 257 (51.5) 84 (55.6)
SMD (Dolan Male/Female) No 241 (48.3) 63 (41.7) 0.156
Yes 258 (51.7) 88 (58.3)

BMI, body mass index; mGPS, modified Glasgow prognostic score; NLR, neutrophil lymphocyte ratio; NPS, neutrophil‐platelet score; SFI, subcutaneous fat index; SMD, skeletal muscle density; SMI, skeletal muscle index.