International Journal of Hepatology / 2019 / Article / Tab 2 / 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.
Characteristics Univariate Multivariate HR (95% CI) valueHR (95% CI) valuePatient factors Age (years) 1.028 0.110 Male sex 1.426 0.507 Hepatitis B 1.462 0.276 Child Pugh B 1.806 0.227 Laboratory data ICG>15 1.353 0.575 Creatinine 0.999 0.816 Surgical factors Major surgery 1.733 0.125 Operation time > 350min 2.156 0.029 1.834 0.108 EBL>500ml 5.400 0.005 5.286 0.007 Tumor factors AFP>400 1.906 0.134 Tumor size>5cm 2.396 0.016 1.480 0.318 Multiple tumors 1.805 0.121 R1 resection 2.817 0.024 3.112 0.015 Inflammatory indices PLR ≥155 2.000 0.033 NLR ≥ 2.7 2.175 0.032 PLR ≥155 and NLR ≥ 2.7 2.889 0.007 2.496 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.