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. 2021 Sep 29;11:752545. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2021.752545

Table 3.

Univariable and multivariable analysis of progression-free survival in all patients (n = 102).

Variable Categorization Univariable analysis Multivariable analysis
Hazard ratio (95%CI) P-value Hazard ratio (95%CI) P-value
Treatment pembrolizumab vs. bevacizumab 1.006 (0.604-1.676) 0.982
Age ≥65 vs. <65 years 1.747 (1.060-2.879) 0.029 1.315 (0.742-2.329) 0.348
Sex male vs. female 1.150 (0.644-2.053) 0.637
Smoking history yes vs. no 1.153 (0.702-1.894) 0.573
ECOG PS 1 vs. 0 0.596 (0.184-1.933) 0.389
Tumor histology others vs. adenocarcinoma 3.623 (0.842-15.625) 0.087 3.508 (0.696-17.851) 0.128
Stage IV vs. III 1.817 (0.825-4.001) 0.138
Bone metastases yes vs. no 1.966 (1.174-3.291) 0.010 1.590 (0.879-2.874) 0.125
Brain metastases yes vs. no 1.587 (0.844-2.984) 0.152
Liver metastases yes vs. no 0.655 (0.237-1.808) 0.414
Chest metastases yes vs. no 1.289 (0.722-2.302) 0.390
Adrenal gland metastases yes vs. no 1.278 (0.703-2.325) 0.421
LDH >300 vs. ≤300 U/L 2.819 (1.374-5.782) 0.005 2.034 (0.900-4.595) 0.088
NLR >4.52 vs. ≤4.52 2.108 (1.219-3.646) 0.008 1.323 (0.442-3.960) 0.617
dNLR >2.70 vs. ≤2.70 1.757 (0.978-3.156) 0.060 0.698 (0.257-1.895) 0.480
PLR >118.34 vs. ≤118.34 1.273 (0.760-2.135) 0.359
LMR >1.95 vs. ≤1.95 0.353 (0.193-0.643) 0.001 0.312 (0.171-0.570) <0.001
AEC >0.19 vs. ≤0.19 ×109/L 0.701 (0.416-1.180) 0.181
Radiotherapy combination yes vs. no 1.354 (0.701-2.614) 0.367

ECOG PS, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance-status; LDH, lactate dehydrogenase; NLR, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio; dNLR, derived neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio; PLR, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio; LMR, lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio; AEC, absolute eosinophil count. Statistically significant values are bolded.