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Table 1 Comparison of clinicopathological characteristics between high and low mGNRI groups in patients with pancreatic cancer

From: Modified geriatric nutritional risk index in patients with pancreatic cancer: a propensity score-matched analysis

 

Before propensity score matching

After propensity score matching

Characteristics

High mGNRI group

Low mGNRI group

P-value

High mGNRI group

Low mGNRI group

P-value

 

(n = 91)

(n = 46)

 

(n = 36)

(n = 36)

 

Age (years), median (range)

72 (47–85)

72.5 (44–85)

0.616

72.5 (55–85)

72.3 (44–85)

0.795

Sex (male), n (%)

51 (56%)

30 (65.2%)

0.302

20 (55.6%)

21 (58.3%)

0.812

Body mass index (kg/m2), median (range)

22.7 (18.8–32.5)

19.4 (13.7–29.4)

 < 0.001

21.8 (18.9–30.0)

20.2 (13.7–28.5)

0.002

Tumor size (mm), median (range)

27.0 (11.0–85.0)

28.0 (5.0–60.0)

0.791

25.8 (11.0–85.0)

27.7 (5.0–60.0)

0.676

Tumor location (pancreatic head), n (%)

40 (44.0%)

16 (34.8%)

0.302

18 (50.0%)

14 (38.9%)

0.343

Histological grading (G2a or G3b), n (%)

42 (46.2%)

25 (54.3%)

0.365

18 (50.0%)

20 (55.6%)

0.637

Lymph node involvement (present), n (%)

44 (48.4%)

36 (78.3%)

0.001

26 (72.2%)

26 (72.2%)

1.000

Residual tumor (present), n (%)

10 (11.0%)

3 (6.5%)

0.543

3 (8.3%)

1 (2.8%)

0.614

ASA-PS (1 or 2, %)

78 (85.7%)

33 (71.7%)

0.065

31 (86.1%)

27 (75.0%)

0.234

Preoperative albumin, g/dL, median (range)

4.1 (2.6–4.9)

3.8 (2.1–4.9)

0.001

4.1 (3.3–4.8)

3.9 (2.7–4.9)

0.039

Preoperative lymphocyte count, median (range)

1640 (140–3800)

1405 (400–6660)

0.004

1740 (140–3016)

1389 (735–2496)

0.037

Preoperative CA19-9, U/mL, median (range)

53.3 (0.7–3270.7)

106.7 (0.7–3435.0)

0.121

58.9 (1.1–1591.6)

61.0 (0.7–1446.5)

0.875

Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (present), n (%)

15 (16.5%)

4 (8.7%)

0.297

2 (5.6%)

4 (11.1%)

0.674

Adjuvant chemotherapy (present), n (%)

52 (59.1%)

28 (60.9%)

0.842

23 (63.9%)

21 (58.3%)

0.629

  1. Continuous variables are expressed as the median and range
  2. mGNRI Modified geriatric nutritional risk index, ASA-PS American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status, CA19-9 Carbohydrate antigen 19–9
  3. aG2: moderately-differentiated
  4. bG3: poor-differentiated