Research Article

Lack of an Association between Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio and PSA Failure of Prostate Cancer Patients Who Underwent Radical Prostatectomy

Table 1

Patients’ characteristics.

Number (%) or median (mean ± SD)

Age (years)66 (66.0 ± 5.95)
Initial PSA (ng/mL)8.5 (11.0 ± 6.5)
NCCN risk criteria
 Low10 (13.7%)
 Intermediate35 (47.9%)
 High28 (38.4%)
NLR1.85 (2.20 ± 1.04)
Gleason score
 ≤612 (16.4%)
 751 (69.8%)
 ≥810 (13.7%)
Pathological T stage
 251 (69.9%)
 321 (28.8%)
 41 (1.4%)
Lymph node metastasis5 (6.8%)
Positive resection margin27 (37.0%)
PSA failure15 (20.5%)
Observation period20.7 (25.9 ± 20.8)