Research Article

Identification of Three Genes Associated with Metastasis in Melanoma and Construction of a Predictive Model: A Multiracial Identification

Table 1

Baseline characteristics in melanoma patients stratified by risk group.

CharacteristicsLow-risk group ()High-risk group () value

Sex (%)0.096
 Male49 (62.8)33 (47.8)
 Female29 (37.2)36 (52.2)
Age (years)0.891
ASA score (%)0.781
 146 (59.0)44 (63.8)
 228 (35.9)21 (30.4)
 34 (5.1)4 (5.8)
Tumor location0.137
 Skin43 (55.1)29 (42.0)
 Other mucosa35 (44.9)40 (58.0)
Pathological T stage (%)<0.001
 15 (6.4)3 (4.3)
 230 (38.5)6 (8.7)
 328 (35.9)39 (56.5)
 415 (19.2)21 (30.4)
Pathological N stage (%)<0.001
 N043 (55.1)16 (23.2)
 N125 (32.1)26 (37.1)
 N29 (11.5)22 (31.9)
 N31 (1.3)5 (7.2)
Pathological M stage (%)0.018
 M074 (94.9)56 (81.2)
 M142 (5.1)13 (18.8)
Anemia8 (10.3)5 (7.2)0.573
Hypoproteinemia2 (2.6)2 (2.9)1.000
NLR0.496
MLR0.584
PLR0.401
SII0.746

ASA: American Society of Anesthesiologists; NLR: neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio; SII: systemic immune-inflammation index; MLR: monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio; PLR: platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio.