Table 3.
The Relationships Between the L3SMI and ALI (and Its Components) of Elderly EC Patients
| Characteristics | Case | L3SMI | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No.(%) | Low(%) | High(%) | OR(95% CI) | P | |
| ALI | |||||
| Low | 101 | 32 | 69 | 1 | |
| High | 57 | 6 | 51 | 3.942(1.534–10.133) | 0.004 |
| BMI (Kg/m2) | 0.005 | ||||
| Low | 39 | 17 | 22 | 1 | |
| Normal | 99 | 19 | 80 | 3.254(1.452–7.290) | 0.004 |
| High | 20 | 2 | 18 | 6.955(1.415–34.174) | 0.017 |
| Albumin (g/dl) | |||||
| Low | 23 | 7 | 16 | 1 | |
| Normal | 135 | 31 | 104 | 1.468(0.554–3.889) | 0.440 |
| NLR | |||||
| Low | 79 | 13 | 66 | 1 | |
| High | 79 | 25 | 54 | 0.185(0.054–0.639) | 0.008 |
Note: Bold values indicate statistically significant values.
Abbreviations: L3SMI, L3 skeletal muscle index; ALI, advanced lung cancer inflammation index; EC, esophageal cancer; BMI, body mass index; NLR, neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio; OR, odds ratio.