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Table 1 Patients’ characteristics

From: Increased neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio is associated with disease-specific mortality in patients with penile cancer

Variables

number or median (mean ± SD)

p value

all

NLR < 2.82

NLR ≥ 2.82

A number of patients.

41 (100.0 %)

21 (51.2 %)

20 (48.8 %)

 

Age (years)

69 (68.5 ± 11.8)

69 (66.3 ± 10.9)

71 (70.7 ± 12.5)

0.243

Location

 Gland

30 (73.2 %)

15 (57.1 %)

15 (75.0 %)

0.287

 Foreskin

8 (19.5 %)

5 (23.8 %)

3 (15.0 %)

 Shaft

2 (4.9 %)

0 (0.0 %)

2 (10.0 %)

 Unknown

1 (2.4 %)

1 (4.8 %)

0 (0.0 %)

Tumor grade (differentiation)

 Well

26 (63.4 %)

15 (57.1 %)

11 (55.0 %)

0.330

 Moderate

10 (24.0 %)

3 (14.3 %)

7 (35.0 %)

 Poor

2 (4.9 %)

1 (4.8 %)

1 (5.0 %)

 Unknown

3 (7.3 %)

2 (9.5 %)

1 (5.0 %)

Pathological T stage

 1

22 (53.7 %)

14 (66.7 %)

8 (40.0 %)

0.273

 2

13 (31.’%)

4 (19.0 %)

9 (45.0 %)

 3

2 (4.9 %)

1 (4.8 %)

1 (5.0 %)

 4

3 (7.3 %)

1 (4.8 %)

2 (10.0 %)

 Unknown

1 (2.4 %)

1 (4.8 %)

0 (0.0 %)

Lymph node metastasis

9 (21.6 %)

2 (9.5 %)

7 (35.0 %)

0.049

Distant metastasis

1 (2.4 %)

1 (4.8 %)

0 (0.0 %)

0.323

Anatomic stage

 I

17 (41.5 %)

10 (47.6 %)

7 (35.0 %)

0.214

 II

14 (34.1 %)

8 (38.1 %)

6 (30.0 %)

 III

3 (7.3 %)

0 (0.0 %)

3 (15.0 %)

 IV

6 (14.6 %)

2 (9.5 %)

4 (20.0 %)

 Unknown

1 (2.4 %)

1 (4.8 %)

0 (0.0 %)