Research Article

Preoperative Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio Plus Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio Predicts the Outcomes after Curative Resection for Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Table 2

Univariate and multivariate analysis of prognostic factors for overall survival.

CharacteristicsUnivariateMultivariate
HR (95% CI) valueHR (95% CI) value

Patient factors
Age (years)1.028 0.110
Male sex1.426 0.507
Hepatitis B1.462 0.276
Child Pugh B1.806 0.227
Laboratory data
ICG>151.353 0.575
Creatinine0.999 0.816
Surgical factors
Major surgery1.733 0.125
Operation time > 350min2.156 0.0291.834 0.108
EBL>500ml5.400 0.0055.286 0.007
Tumor factors
AFP>4001.906 0.134
Tumor size>5cm2.396 0.0161.480 0.318
Multiple tumors1.805 0.121
R1 resection2.817 0.0243.112 0.015
Inflammatory indices
PLR ≥1552.000 0.033
NLR ≥ 2.72.175 0.032
PLR ≥155 and NLR ≥ 2.72.889 0.0072.496 0.020

HR: hazard ratio, CI: confidence interval, ICG: indocyanine green, EBL: estimated blood loss, AFP: alpha-fetoprotein, NLR: neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, and PLR: platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio.