Table 4 Predictive ability of NLR for pN+ separately examined according to cN in patients with advanced gastric cancer
A: cN0 | |||
pN+ | pN0 | n | |
High NLR (≥1.6) | 39 | 29 | 68 |
Low NLR (<1.6) | 4 | 17 | 21 |
n | 43 | 46 | 89 |
Diagnostic accuracy for pN+ | |||
High NLR (≥1.6) | |||
Sensitivity | 90.7 % (95% CI: 81.8-96.1) | ||
Specificity | 37.0 % (95% CI: 28.6-42.0) | ||
Positive predictive value | 57.4 % (95% CI: 51.7-60.8) | ||
Negative predictive value | 81.0 % (95% CI: 62.7-92.0) | ||
B: cN+ | |||
pN+ | pN0 | n | |
High NLR (≥1.6) | 34 | 14 | 48 |
Low NLR (<1.6) | 9 | 6 | 15 |
n | 43 | 20 | 63 |
Diagnostic accuracy for pN+ | |||
High NLR (≥1.6) | |||
Sensitivity | 79.1 % (95% CI: 72.6-86.3) | ||
Specificity | 30.0 % (95% CI: 16.0-45.5) | ||
Positive predictive value | 70.8 % (95% CI: 65.0-77.3) | ||
Negative predictive value | 40.0 % (95% CI: 21.3-60.7) | ||