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. 2022 Jul 14;13(5):2504–2514. doi: 10.1002/jcsm.13032

Table 2.

The univariate and multivariate cox analysis of fifteen indicators in patients with lung cancer

Model0 Model1 Model2
Cases/controls HR (95% CI) P value HR (95% CI) P value HR (95% CI) P value
NLR
Per SD (increased) 1.17 (1.12,1.22) <0.001 1.09 (1.03,1.15) 0.002 1.05 (0.99,1.11) 0.102
<3.36 527/634 Reference Reference Reference
≥3.36 399/212 1.85 (1.62,2.10) <0.001 1.42 (1.24,1.62) <0.001 1.29 (1.13,1.48) <0.001
PLR
Per SD (increased) 1.10 (1.04,1.17) 0.001 1.04 (0.97,1.11) 0.253 0.99 (0.93,1.06) 0.786
<207.00 644/665 Reference Reference Reference
≥207.00 282/181 1.40 (1.22,1.62) <0.001 1.17 (1.02,1.35) 0.028 1.06 (0.92,1.23) 0.403
GLR
Per SD (increased) 1.15 (1.09,1.21) <0.001 1.09 (1.04,1.16) 0.001 1.06 (1.00,1.12) 0.047
<5.27 668/710 Reference Reference Reference
≥5.27 258/136 1.56 (1.35,1.80) <0.001 1.36 (1.17,1.57) <0.001 1.26 (1.08,1.47) 0.003
ALI
Per SD (increased) 0.79 (0.71,0.87) <0.001 0.93 (0.85,1.02) 0.124 0.97 (0.89,1.06) 0.524
≥34.19 391/515 Reference Reference Reference
<34.19 535/331 1.89 (1.66,2.16) <0.001 1.49 (1.30,1.7) <0.001 1.30 (1.13,1.49) <0.001
SII
Per SD (increased) 1.18 (1.12,1.25) <0.001 1.09 (1.02,1.16) 0.007 1.04 (0.98,1.11) 0.183
<705.03 461/546 Reference Reference Reference
≥705.03 465/300 1.65 (1.45,1.87) <0.001 1.29 (1.13,1.48) <0.001 1.19 (1.04,1.37) 0.010
CAR
Per SD (increased) 1.16 (1.09,1.24) <0.001 1.08 (1.01,1.16) 0.023 1.04 (0.97,1.12) 0.269
<0.18 439/527 Reference Reference Reference
≥0.18 487/319 1.81 (1.59,2.06) <0.001 1.45 (1.27,1.65) <0.001 1.35 (1.18,1.54) <0.001
GNRI
Per SD (increased) 0.78 (0.73,0.82) <0.001 0.84 (0.78,0.90) <0.001 0.87 (0.81,0.93) <0.001
≥207.0 537/589 Reference Reference Reference
<207.0 389/257 1.70 (1.49,1.94) <0.001 1.48 (1.28,1.71) <0.001 1.36 (1.17,1.58) <0.001
mGNRI
Per SD (increased) 0.78 (0.71,0.85) <0.001 0.88 (0.81,0.95) 0.002 0.91 (0.84,0.99) 0.028
≥96.05 353/437 Reference Reference Reference
<96.05 573/409 1.78 (1.55,2.03) <0.001 1.41 (1.22,1.63) <0.001 1.29 (1.12,1.50) <0.001
AGR
Per SD (increased) 0.81 (0.76,0.87) <0.001 0.86 (0.80,0.92) <0.001 0.88 (0.82,0.94) <0.001
≥1.24 553/584 Reference Reference Reference
<1.24 373/262 1.58 (1.39,1.81) <0.001 1.39 (1.21,1.59) <0.001 1.31 (1.14,1.5) <0.001
PNI
Per SD (increased) 0.79 (0.74,0.84) <0.001 0.87 (0.81,0.93) <0.001 0.91 (0.85,0.97) 0.003
≥48.60 317/408 Reference Reference Reference
<48.60 609/438 1.62 (1.42,1.86) <0.001 1.34 (1.17,1.54) <0.001 1.24 (1.08,1.43) 0.002
NRI
Per SD (increased) 0.78 (0.73,0.83) <0.001 0.84 (0.78,0.90) <0.001 0.87 (0.81,0.94) <0.001
≥97.17 536/589 Reference Reference Reference
<97.17 390/257 1.71 (1.5,1.95) <0.001 1.48 (1.28,1.72) <0.001 1.37 (1.18,1.59) <0.001
LCR
Per SD (increased) 0.73 (0.64,0.83) <0.001 0.81 (0.72,0.92) 0.001 0.83 (0.74,0.94) 0.002
≥2728.94 396/483 Reference Reference Reference
<2728.94 530/363 1.77 (1.55,2.02) <0.001 1.41 (1.23,1.61) <0.001 1.28 (1.12,1.47) <0.001
CRP
Per SD (increased) 1.18 (1.11,1.26) <0.001 1.10 (1.03,1.18) 0.006 1.05 (0.98,1.13) 0.146
<9.02 495/567 Reference Reference Reference
≥9.02 431/279 1.76 (1.54,2.00) <0.001 1.38 (1.21,1.58) <0.001 1.27 (1.11,1.46) <0.001
CONUT
<2 388/464 Reference Reference Reference
≥2 538/382 1.49 (1.3,1.69) <0.001 1.27 (1.11,1.46) <0.001 1.20 (1.05,1.38) 0.007
mGPS 0.56 (0.49,0.64) <0.001 0.71 (0.62,0.81) <0.001 0.77 (0.67,0.89) <0.001
0 518/581 Reference Reference Reference
1 271/182 1.66 (1.43,1.93) <0.001 1.32 (1.13,1.53) <0.001 1.23 (1.05,1.43) 0.008
2 137/83 1.92 (1.59,2.32) <0.001 1.45 (1.19,1.76) <0.001 1.28 (1.04,1.56) 0.019
P for trend 1.44 (1.32,1.57) <0.001 1.23 (1.12,1.34) <0.001 1.15 (1.05,1.26) 0.003
LCS
0 168/190 Reference Reference Reference
1 631/578 1.47 (1.24,1.74) <0.001 1.2 (1.01,1.43) 0.037 1.15 (0.96,1.37) 0.121
2 127/78 1.96 (1.55,2.47) <0.001 1.44 (1.14,1.81) 0.002 1.23 (0.97,1.56) 0.092
P for trend 1.40 (1.25,1.57) <0.001 1.20 (1.07,1.35) 0.002 1.11 (0.99,1.25) 0.076

Model0, unadjusted model; Model1, adjusted by age, sex, tumour stage, and BMI (except for ALI); Model2, adjusted by age, sex tumour stage, BMI (except for ALI), KPS, PG‐SGA, surgery, radiotherapy, chemotherapy, smoking, and alcohol drinking.

95% CI, 95% confidence interval; AGR, albumin‐to‐globulin ratio; ALI, advanced lung cancer inflammation index; CONUT score, controlling nutritional status score; CRP, C‐reactive protein; GLR, glucose‐to‐lymphocyte ratio; GNRI, geriatric nutritional risk index; HR, hazard ratio; LCR, lymphocyte‐to‐C‐reactive protein ratio; LCS, lymphocyte‐to‐C‐reactive protein ratio score; mGNRI, modified geriatric nutritional risk index; mGPS, modified Glasgow prognostic score; NLR, neutrophil‐to‐lymphocyte ratio; NRI, nutritional risk index; PLR, platelet‐to‐lymphocyte ratio; PNI, prognostic nutritional index; SD, standard deviation; SII, neutrophil immune‐inflammation index; CAR, C‐reactive protein‐to‐albumin ratio.