Research Article

Prognostic Value of Albumin to D-Dimer Ratio in Advanced Gastric Cancer

Table 1

Relationship between the pretreatment ADR and clinicopathological factors.

TotalLow-ADRHigh-ADR value

Total (n)24786161
Age (years)59 (52–64)58 (51–62)60 (52–65)0.102
Sex (n)
 Male163 (66.0%)56 (65.1%)107 (66.5%)0.832
 Female84 (34.0%)30 (34.9%)54 (33.5%)
Body mass index (kg/m2)21.51 (19.57–23.43)20.76 (19.34–23.63)21.97 (19.79–23.27)0.565

ECOG PS score (n)
 0-1209 (84.6%)73 (84.9%)136 (84.5%)0.932
 ≥238 (15.4%)13 (15.1%)25 (15.5%)

Pathological differentiation (n)
 Well67 (27.1%)15 (17.4%)52 (32.3%)0.012
 Poorly180 (72.9%)71 (82.6%)109 (67.7%)

The number of organs affected by metastasis (n)
 0-1160 (64.8%)50 (58.1%)110 (68.3%)0.110
 ≥287 (35.2%)36 (41.9%)51 (31.7%)

Peritoneal metastasis (n)
 Yes75 (30.4%)35 (40.7%)40 (24.8%)0.010
 No172 (69.6%)51 (59.3%)121 (75.2%)

TNM stage (n)
 III51 (20.6%)11 (12.8%)40 (24.8%)0.026
 IV196 (79.4%)75 (87.2%)121 (75.2%)
Thrombocyte counts (×109/L)257 (193–341)269 (210–350)247 (184–325)0.031
Hemoglobin (g/L)123.0 (106.0–139.0)120.5 (104.5–134.3)125.0 (106.5–139.0)0.083
CEA (ng/mL)3.60 (1.55–11.31)4.66 (1.73–18.60)2.97 (1.52–9.24)0.173
CA19-9 (U/mL)19.60 (7.94–111.90)20.86 (8.79–124.53)17.12 (7.84–95.39)0.446
CA72-4 (U/mL)7.52 (2.55–26.53)12.13 (4.28–45.69)5.19 (2.19–21.35)0.001

ADR, albumin to D-dimer ratio; ECOG PS, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status; CEA, carcinoembryonic antigen; CA72-4, carbohydrate antigen 72-4; CA19-9, carbohydrate antigen 19-9.