Research Article

Prognostic Value of Combination of Pretreatment Red Cell Distribution Width and Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio in Patients with Gastric Cancer

Table 2

Clinical pathological characteristics between different RDW + NLR groups.

VariablesRDW + NLR = 0, n (%)RDW + NLR = 1, n (%)RDW + NLR = 2, n (%)

Age0.041
 ≤5424 (23.3%)20 (19.4%)9 (8.7%)
 >5414 (13.6%)17 (16.5%)19 (18.4%)
Gender0.565
 Female13 (12.6%)16 (15.5%)13 (12.6%)
 Male25 (24.3%)21 (20.4%)15 (14.6%)
Tumor location0.014
 Pyloric antrum22 (21.4%)21 (20.4%)7 (6.8%)
 Nonpyloric antrum16 (15.5%)16 (15.5%)21 (20.4%)
HER-20.867
 Positive11 (10.7%)11 (10.7%)6 (5.8%)
 Negative20 (19.4%)15 (14.6%)10 (9.7%)
 Unknown7 (6.8%)11 (10.7%)12 (11.7%)
TNM stage0.007
 I-II11 (10.7%)8 (7.8%)1 (1.0%)
 III13 (12.6%)8 (7.8%)4 (3.9%)
 IV14 (13.6%)21 (20.4%)23 (22.3%)
Metastasis0.001
 Yes14 (13.6%)21 (20.4%)23 (22.3%)
 No24 (23.3%)16 (15.5%)5 (4.9%)
RDW (%)<0.001
 ≤13.4%38 (36.9%)15 (14.6%)0 (0.0%)
 >13.4%0 (0.0%)22 (21.4%)28 (27.2%)
WBC (g/L)0.001
 ≤5.6922 (21.4%)21 (20.4%)9 (8.7%)
 >5.6916 (15.5%)16 (15.5%)19 (18.4%)
MO (g/L)0.830
 ≤0.4221 (20.4%)23 (22.3%)9 (8.7%)
 >0.4217 (16.5%)14 (13.6%)19 (18.4%)
NLR<0.001
 ≤2.75538 (36.9%)22 (21.4%)0 (0.0%)
 >2.7550 (0.0%)15 (14.6%)28 (27.2%)
CA125 (U/mL)0.022
 ≤26.623 (22.3%)22 (22.3%)11 (10.7%)
 >26.615 (14.6%)15 (14.6%)17 (16.5%)
CA199 (U/mL)0.042
 ≤11.923 (22.3%)19 (18.4%)14 (13.6%)
 >11.915 (14.6%)18 (17.5%)14 (13.6%)
CEA (μg/L)0.190
 ≤2.421 (20.4%)22 (21.4%)11 (10.7%)
 >2.417 (16.5%)15 (14.6%)17 (16.5%)

RDW + NLR: combination of red blood cell distribution width and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio; RDW: red cell distribution width; MO: monocyte; NLR: neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio. less than 0.05 is statistically significant.