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Table 1 Characteristics of 1550 patients

From: Prognostic value of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a large institution-based cohort study from an endemic area

Characteristic

No. of patients (%)

Age, yr

 Median

45

 Interquartile range

38–53

Sex

 Male

1167 (75.3)

 Female

383 (24.7)

T stage

 T1

190 (12.3)

 T2

265 (17.1)

 T3

796 (51.4)

 T4

299 (19.3)

N stage

 N0

190 (12.3)

 N1

928 (59.9)

 N2

226 (14.6)

 N3

206 (13.3)

Overall stage

 II

332 (21.4)

 III

754 (48.6)

 IVA-B

464 (29.9)

Family history

 No

444 (28.6)

 Yes

1106 (71.4)

Smoking history

 No

961 (62.0)

 Yes

589 (38.0)

Drinking history

 No

1358 (87.6)

 Yes

192 (12.4)

NLR

 Median

2.27

 Interquartile range

1.71–3.12

Chemotherapy

 RT alone

165 (10.6)

 CCRT

594 (38.3)

 NACT+CCRT

756 (48.8)

 CCRT+AC

35 (2.3)

  1. Abbreviation: RT radiotherapy, CCRT concurrent chemoradiotherapy, NACT neoadjuvant chemotherapy, AC adjuvant chemotherapy, NLR neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio