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. 2022 Dec 15;10:e14566. doi: 10.7717/peerj.14566

Table 2. Univariate and multivariate analyses of factors associated with PFS of lung cancer patients treated with immunotherapy.

Univariate analysis Multivariate analysis
HR (95% CI) P-value HR (95% CI) P-value
Age (years) 0.005 0.048
<51 1.94 [1.22–.09] 1.95 [1.01–3.78]
≥51 Ref Ref
Gender 0.793
Female 1.07 [0.67–1.70]
Male Ref
Pathology 0.938
Adenocarcinoma 1.08 [0.63–1.85]
SCC 1.11 [0.64–1.94]
Others Ref
Smoking 0.435
Yes 0.84 [0.54–1.31]
No Ref
BSA 0.063
<1.94 1.96 [0.96–4.00]
≥1.94 Ref
BMI 0.118
<28.1 0.50 [0.21–1.19]
≥28.1 Ref
Clinical stage 0.049
III 0.58 [0.34–0.99]
IV Ref
WBC 0.021
<6.59 1.58 [1.07–2.32]
≥6.59 Ref
NEU 0.149
<4.80 1.35 [0.90–2.04]
≥4.80 Ref
LYM 0.014
<0.86 1.79 [1.12–2.86]
≥0.86 Ref
PLT 0.067
<323 1.90 [0.96–3.76]
≥323 Ref
MON 0.020 0.025
<0.50 1.58 [1.08–2.33] 1.74 [1.07–2.81]
≥0.50 Ref Ref
AEC 0.005
<0.24 2.17 [1.26–3.76]
≥0.24 Ref
HB 0.006
<130 1.71 [1.16–2.52]
≥130 Ref
CRP 0.074
<32.09 0.46 [0.20–1.08]
≥32.09 Ref
LDH 0.043 0.030
<241 0.63 [0.40–0.98] 0.59 [0.36–0.95]
≥241 Ref Ref
ALP 0.055
<109 1.54 [0.99–2.39]
≥109 Ref
ALB 0.005 0.084
<37.8 1.79 [1.19–2.69] 1.58 (0.94-2.66)
≥37.8 Ref Ref
PLR 0.074
<231.8 0.70 [0.47–1.04]
≥231.8 Ref
NLR 0.204
<3.67 0.78 [0.53–1.15]
≥3.67 Ref
LMR 0.138
<4.29 0.68 [0.41–1.13]
≥4.29 Ref
Line 0.029 0.026
First line 0.63 [0.42–0.95] 0.57 [0.35–0.94]
After first line Ref Ref
Chest radiotherapy 0.555
Yes 1.14 [0.75–1.73]
No Ref
Radical surgery 0.479
Yes 0.86 [0.55–1.32]
No Ref
PD-L1 0.503
<50% 1.35 [0.56–3.22]
≥50% Ref
Drug use 0.859
ICI alone 1.04 [0.70–1.53]
ICI combination Ref
Types of ICIs 0.643
Pembrolizumab 0.83 [0.49–1.42]
Tislelizumab
Others
0.74 [0.39–1.39]
Ref