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. 2020 Apr 29;69(9):1813–1822. doi: 10.1007/s00262-020-02585-w

Table 3.

Levels of the peripheral blood markers by irAE development

Blood parameter irAEs, n (%) Univariate Multivariate
OR (95%CI) p value OR (95%CI) p value
L-NLR (n = 44) 32 (72.7) 0.051(0.02–0.14) <0.001 0.04 (0.01–0.13) <0.001
H-NLR (n = 58) 7 (12.1) 1 1
L-LDH (n = 33) 15 (45.5%) 0.64(0.28–1.49) 0.301 0.45 (0.14–1.41) 0.169
H-LDH (n = 69) 24 (34.8%) 1 1
H-PNI (n = 55) 30 (54.5%) 5.07(2.06–12.4) <0.001 7.61 (2.20–26.3) 0.001
L-PNI (n = 47) 9 (19.1%) 1 1

OR odds ratio, CI confidence interval, H-NLR high NLR, H-LDH high LDH, H-PNI high PNI, irAEs immune-related adverse events, NLR neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, LDH lactate dehydrogenase, PNI prognostic nutrition index, L-NLR low NLR, L-LDH low LDH, L-PNI low PNI