Table 1.
Baseline characteristics of all patients
Variable | Characteristics | Number | % |
Gender | Men | 393 | 60 |
Women | 265 | 40 | |
Age (years) | < 50 | 437 | 66 |
≥ 50 | 221 | 34 | |
BMI (kg/m2) | < 18.5 | 80 | 12 |
18.5 to 25.0 | 430 | 65 | |
≥ 25.0 | 148 | 23 | |
Pathological types | Fibrosarcoma | 151 | 23 |
Liposarcoma | 91 | 14 | |
Undifferentiated pleomorphic sarcoma | 149 | 23 | |
Leiomyosarcoma | 27 | 4 | |
Synovial sarcoma | 77 | 12 | |
Rhabdomyosarcoma | 38 | 6 | |
Alveolar soft part sarcoma | 12 | 2 | |
Epithelioid sarcoma | 15 | 2 | |
Angiosarcoma | 13 | 2 | |
Malignant peripheral nerve sheath tumor | 38 | 6 | |
Mesenchymal chondrosarcoma | 20 | 3 | |
Others | 27 | 4 | |
Tumor size | < 5 cm | 322 | 49 |
≥ 5 cm | 336 | 51 | |
Tumor site | Upper extremity | 82 | 13 |
Lower extremity | 216 | 33 | |
Thoracic/trunk/abdominal wall | 191 | 29 | |
Intra-abdominal | 71 | 11 | |
Head/neck | 80 | 12 | |
Others* | 18 | 3 | |
Tumor depth | Superficial | 235 | 36 |
Deep | 423 | 64 | |
Tumor grade | G1 | 130 | 20 |
G2 | 304 | 46 | |
G3 | 201 | 31 | |
GX | 23 | 4 | |
AJCC stage | IA | 88 | 13 |
IB | 45 | 7 | |
II | 233 | 35 | |
IIIA | 132 | 20 | |
IIIB | 75 | 11 | |
IV | 12 | 2 | |
Unknown | 73 | 11 | |
NLR | < 2.51 | 453 | 69 |
≥ 2.51 | 205 | 31 | |
PLR | < 164.5 | 516 | 78 |
≥ 164.5 | 142 | 22 | |
HS-mGPS | 0 | 311 | 62 |
1-2 | 194 | 38 | |
CONUT | 0 | 227 | 35 |
1 | 208 | 32 | |
2-12 | 223 | 34 | |
Albumin score | 0 | 606 | 92 |
2/4/6 | 52 | 8 | |
Total lymphocyte score | 0 | 327 | 50 |
1 | 253 | 38 | |
2/3 | 78 | 12 | |
Total cholesterol score | 0 | 477 | 73 |
1 | 118 | 18 | |
2/3 | 63 | 10 | |
Endpoint | Alive | 484 | 74 |
Dead | 174 | 26 | |
Recurrence | Yes | 250 | 38 |
No | 408 | 62 | |
Metastasis | Yes | 94 | 14 |
No | 564 | 86 | |
Adjuvant therapy | None | 467 | 71 |
Chemotherapy | 41 | 6 | |
Radiotherapy | 44 | 7 | |
Combined chemoradiotherapy | 11 | 2 | |
Unknown | 95 | 14 |
Including the perineum, crissum, pleural cavity, and pulmonary system
HS-mGPS = high-sensitivity modified Glasgow prognostic score