Figure 2.

Forest plot of the associations between leukocyte composition and colorectal cancer (CRC)-specific mortality. Note: Hazard ratio (HR) and 95% confidence interval (CI) were derived from Cox regression model adjusting for age, sex, tumor stage, tumor subsite, timing of blood sampling and batch (n_patients = 2179, n_deaths = 593). An HR of one means that there is no difference in survival between the two groups. Abbreviation: Q1–Q4, quartile 1 (lowest)–quartile 4 (highest); SD, standard deviation.