Table 4 Association between overall survival and NLR at progressive thresholds for dichotomizing NLR
NLR dichotomy | Patients number (%) n = 322 | Deaths n = 141 | Bivariate hazard ratio, (CI), Wald p |
|---|---|---|---|
<1.5 | 30 ( 9) | 13 | Â |
≥1.5 | 292 (91) | 128 | 1.14 (0.64–2.01) 0.6584 |
<2.0 | 75 (23) | 26 | Â |
≥2.0 | 247 (77) | 115 | 1.40 (0.91–2.14) 0.1229 |
<2.5 | 138 (43) | 45 | Â |
≥2.5 | 184 (57) | 96 | 1.96 (1.37–2.79) 0.0002 |
<3.0 | 187 (58) | 68 | Â |
≥3.0 | 135 (42) | 73 | 1.88 (1.35–2.61) 0.0002 |
<3.5 | 257 (80) | 101 | Â |
≥3.5 | 65 (20) | 40 | 2.15 (1.53–3.01) <0.0001 |
<4.0 | 268 (76) | 107 | Â |
≥4.0 | 83 (24) | 50 | 2.07 (1.43–2.98) 0.0001 |
<4.5 | 273 (85) | 110 | Â |
≥4.5 | 49 (15) | 31 | 2.07 (1.39–3.09) 0.0004 |
<5.0 | 287 (89) | 117 | Â |
≥5.0 | 35 (11) | 24 | 2.48 (1.60–3.86) 0.0001 |
<5.5 | 293 (91) | 120 | Â |
≥5.5 | 29 ( 9) | 21 | 2.78 (1.74–4.42) <0.0001 |
<6.0 | 298 (93) | 124 | Â |
≥6.0 | 24 ( 7) | 17 | 2.54 (1.53–4.23) 0.0003 |
<6.5 | 302 (94) | 128 | Â |
≥6.5 | 20 ( 6) | 13 | 2.12 (1.20–3.76) 0.0100 |
<7.0 | 306 (95) | 129 | Â |
≥7.0 | 16 ( 5) | 12 | 2.84 (1.57–5.15) 0.0006 |