Table 3.
Association between PLR and the patients’ characteristics
| PLR < 154 | PLR ≥ 154 | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Age (year) | 0.223 | ||
| ≤ 60 | 78 | 55 | |
| > 60 | 110 | 103 | |
| Gender | 0.818 | ||
| Male | 128 | 105 | |
| Female | 60 | 53 | |
| Tumor location | 0.941 | ||
| Upper third | 26 | 47 | |
| Middle third | 23 | 17 | |
| Lower third | 133 | 116 | |
| Two-thirds or more | 6 | 4 | |
| Tumor size | < 0.001 | ||
| ≤ 5 cm | 135 | 73 | |
| > 5 cm | 53 | 85 | |
| Histologic type | 0.156 | ||
| Differentiated | 74 | 75 | |
| Undifferentiated | 114 | 83 | |
| Perineural invasion | 0.194 | ||
| Absence | 79 | 78 | |
| Presence | 109 | 80 | |
| Lymphovascular invasion | 0.509 | ||
| Absence | 77 | 59 | |
| Presence | 111 | 99 | |
| T category | 0.835 | ||
| T1 | 7 | 4 | |
| T2 | 15 | 10 | |
| T3 | 7 | 6 | |
| T4a | 153 | 135 | |
| T4b | 6 | 3 | |
| N category | 0.416 | ||
| N0 | 35 | 28 | |
| N1 | 39 | 29 | |
| N2 | 58 | 41 | |
| N3a | 45 | 43 | |
| N3b | 11 | 17 | |
| CEA | 0.275 | ||
| ≤ 5 ng/mL | 166 | 133 | |
| > 5 ng/mL | 22 | 25 | |
PLR Platelet-lymphocyte ratio