Table 2.
Univariate and multivariate logistic regression associating clinicopathologic variables with NLR.
| Characteristics | Univariate analysis | Multivariate analysis | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| OR | 95%CI | P-value | OR | 95%CI | P-value | |
| Age, years | 0.098 | |||||
| <60 | Ref. | |||||
| 60-70 | 1.195 | 0.885-1.612 | 0.245 | |||
| ≧̸70 | 1.522 | 1.034-2.240 | 0.033 | |||
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | Ref. | |||||
| Female | 0.669 | 0.510-0.878 | 0.004* | 0.833 | 0.597-1.161 | 0.280 |
| Smoking history | ||||||
| No | Ref. | |||||
| Yes | 1.732 | 1.256-2.387 | 0.001* | 1.508 | 1.020-2.229 | 0.040* |
| Location | ||||||
| Left | Ref. | |||||
| Right | 0.762 | 0.578-1.003 | 0.053 | |||
| T stage | ||||||
| T1 | Ref. | |||||
| T2a | 1.598 | 1.194-2.140 | 0.002* | 1.556 | 1.159-2.088 | 0.003* |
| Histological pattern | 0.158 | |||||
| SMPN | Ref. | |||||
| SMPM | 1.137 | 0.834-1.550 | 0.416 | |||
| SMPP | 1.622 | 0.974-2.701 | 0.063 | |||
| LVI | ||||||
| No | Ref. | |||||
| Yes | 0.725 | 0.213-2.468 | 0.607 | |||
| Radiologic features | ||||||
| Solid | Ref. | |||||
| Subsolid | 1.101 | 0.834-1.454 | 0.497 | |||
LVI, lymphovascular invasion; NLR, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio; SMPP, solid/micropapillary-predominant; SMPM, solid/micropapillary-minor; SMPN, solid/micropapillary-negative; CI, confidence interval; Ref, reference; OR, odds ratio; *Statistically significant (P < 0.05).