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Table 3 Clinical and laboratory data from SCLC patients stratified by PLR

From: High neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratios confer poor prognoses in patients with small cell lung cancer

Variables

PLR ≤ 148

 

PLR > 148

 

p value

  

n

 

n

 

Age (years, ±SD)

58.54 ± 9.60

76

58.11 ± 11.52

63

0.811

Gender (male/female)

60/16

76

47/16

63

0.552

Stage (LD/ED)

43/33

76

13/50

63

0.000***

Metastasis (yes/no)

56/20

76

52/11

63

0.212

Brain metastasis (yes/no)

3/73

76

6/57

63

0.299

Bone metastasis (yes/no)

4/72

76

11/52

63

0.021

Liver metastasis (yes/no)

5/71

76

15/48

63

0.004

Adrenal metastasis (yes/no)

6/70

76

8/55

63

0.349

Pleural metastasis (yes/no)

4/72

76

8/55

63

0.120

Lymph node metastasis (yes/no)

53/23

76

46/17

63

0.671

Mediastinal metastasis (yes/no)

2/74

76

2/61

63

1.000

Smoking (never/ever)

19/57

76

20/43

63

0.449

Smoking amount (BI)

720 (400–980)

55

680 (400–1200)

43

0.725

Family cancer history (yes/no)

16/31

47

11/29

40

0.511

Exposure to cooking fume (never/ever)

27/19

46

12/24

36

0.022*

Operation (yes/no)

11/65

76

3/60

63

0.058

Radiotherapy (yes/no)

39/37

76

22/41

63

0.052

Chemotherapy (yes/no)

71/5

76

49/14

63

0.008**

NLR

2.59 (1.69–3.17)

76

4.43 (2.88–5.50)

63

0.000***

RBC (1012/L)

4.57 (4.18–5.02)

76

4.24 (3.74–4.57)

63

0.000***

Hb (g/L)

139 (126–149)

76

124 (107–136)

63

0.000***

MCV (fL)

92.4 (89.1–95.7)

76

90.1 (86.4–93.3)

63

0.012*

PLT (109/L)

155 (130–192)

76

226 (192–299)

63

0.000***

WBC (109/L)

6.45 (5.29–7.81)

76

6.52 (5.15–7.57)

63

0.828

Neutrophil (109/L)

4.11 (3.02–5.20)

76

4.64 (3.59–5.76)

63

0.075

Lymphocyte (109/L)

1.63 (1.32–2.00)

76

1.08 (0.87–1.29)

63

0.000***

Alb (g/L)

41.8 (39.5–44.2)

75

38.2 (34.8–41.2)

61

0.000***

LDH (U/L)

196 (176–239)

73

219 (183–290)

60

0.023*

ALP (U/L)

79 (66–93)

75

78 (59–107)

61

0.941

CHO (mmol/L)

4.47 (4.09–4.96)

73

4.15 (3.62–4.59)

60

0.002**

TG (mmol/L)

1.27 (0.91–1.68)

73

1.07 (0.82–1.43)

60

0.115

HDL-C (mmol/L)

1.24 (1.07–1.50)

73

1.18 (0.98–1.49)

60

0.144

LDL-C (mmol/L)

2.65 (2.40–3.18)

73

2.38 (2.08–2.82)

60

0.003**

CR (μmol/L)

76.9 (70.9–89.0)

75

69.2 (59.0–83.6)

61

0.011*

CEA (ng/ml)

3.75 (1.90–8.21)

60

3.61 (1.90–10.87)

54

0.790

CYFRA21-1 (ng/ml)

3.32 (2.33–4.94)

51

3.35 (2.32–6.50)

50

0.370

NSE (ng/ml)

40.81 (19.22–82.20)

60

48.65 (28.26–127.48)

52

0.066

  1. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001
  2. Data are presented as the mean ± the SD or the median (first quartile-third quartile)