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Table 3 Multivariate analysis of prognostic factors in patients with metastatic NPC

From: Elevated peripheral blood lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio predicts a favorable prognosis in the patients with metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Characteristic

Model 1

Model 2

 

HR (95 % CI)

P value

HR (95 % CI)

P value

N stage (N2-3 vs. N0-1)

1.42(1.18, 1.72)

<0.001

1.39(1.15,1.68)

0.001

Number of metastatic lesions (≥2 vs. 1)

1.73(1.29, 2.32)

<0.001

1.87(1.40,2.52)

<0.001

Liver metastasis (present vs. absent)

1.38(1.14, 1.67)

0.001

1.29(1.06,1.57)

0.010

Lymphocyte count (≥1.390 × 109/L vs. <1.390 × 109/L)

NA

NA

0.77(0.64,0.93)

0.007

Monocyte count (≥0.665 × 109/L vs. <0.665 × 109/L)

NA

NA

1.98(1.63,2.41)

<0.001

LMR (≥2.475 vs. <2.475)

0.50(0.41, 0.60)

<0.001

NA

NA

  1. NA, not applicable. Other footnotes as in Table 1