From: Neutrophils to lymphocytes ratio as a useful prognosticator for stage II colorectal cancer patients
 | Recurrence | DFS | 5-year survival | Overall Survival | ||||||||
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HR | 95% CI | p value | HR | 95% CI | p value | HR | 95% CI | p value | HR | 95% CI | p value | |
NLR | ||||||||||||
  ≤ 4.7 | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  |
  > 4.7 | 1.68 | 0.37–7.71 | 0.506 | 2.76 | 1.07–7.13 | 0.036 | 3.84 | 1.39–10.63 | 0.01 | 3.62 | 1.33–9.82 | 0.012 |
Gender | ||||||||||||
 Female | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  |
 Male | 1.44 | 0.44–4.71 | 0.546 | 1.32 | 0.63–2.77 | 0.464 | 1.02 | 0.44–2.37 | 0.961 | 1.09 | 0.48–2.50 | 0.838 |
Age | ||||||||||||
  ≤ 72 | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  |
  > 72 | 0.88 | 0.30–2.57 | 0.811 | 1.64 | 0.79–3.41 | 0.183 | 2.33 | 0.94–5.75 | 0.066 | 2.56 | 1.05–6.26 | 0.039 |
Primary tumor | ||||||||||||
 Right colon | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  |
 Left colon | 0.96 | 0.21–4.40 | 0.958 | 0.88 | 0.33–2.35 | 0.794 | 0.95 | 0.31–2.94 | 0.935 | 0.96 | 0.31–2.95 | 0.947 |
 Rectum | 1.98 | 0.53–7.41 | 0.312 | 1.75 | 0.70–4.39 | 0.233 | 1.59 | 0.53–4.76 | 0.41 | 1.74 | 0.59–5.11 | 0.317 |
Grade | ||||||||||||
 Low | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  |
 Medium + High | 1.67 | 0.37–7.58 | 0.506 | 1.34 | 0.53–3.40 | 0.541 | 1.31 | 0.45–3.80 | 0.625 | 1.36 | 0.47–3.93 | 0.569 |
No lymph nodes yield | ||||||||||||
  ≥ 12 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  |
  < 12 |  |  |  | 1.82 | 0.66–5.07 | 0.249 | 2.76 | 0.90–8.45 | 0.075 | 2.4 | 0.80–7.19 | 0.117 |
Perineural invasion | ||||||||||||
 No |  |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |
 Yes |  |  |  | 0.49 | 0.08–2.85 | 0.426 | 0.57 | 0.09–3.78 | 0.562 | 0.63 | 0.10–4.04 | 0.624 |
Vascular invasion | ||||||||||||
 No | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  |
 Yes | 2.65 | 0.53–13.18 | 0.234 | 2.09 | 0.71–6.13 | 0.182 | 2.28 | 0.66–7.89 | 0.192 | 2.22 | 0.65–7.58 | 0.205 |
Lymphatic invasion | ||||||||||||
 No | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  | 1 |  |  |
 Yes | 0.93 | 0.10–8.70 | 0.953 | 2.3 | 0.75–7.02 | 0.145 | 2.06 | 0.55–7.69 | 0.284 | 2.12 | 0.58–7.80 | 0.257 |