Prospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2025.
World J Gastrointest Oncol. Feb 15, 2025; 17(2): 95423
Published online Feb 15, 2025. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v17.i2.95423
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the training and validation sets
Variable
Overall (n = 1431)
Training set (n = 1002)
Validation set (n = 429)
P value
Age162.04 ± 10.8761.96 ± 10.7362.22 ± 11.200.673
Sex, n (%)0.667
    Female356 (24.88)253 (25.25)103 (24.01)
    Male1075 (75.12)749 (74.75)326 (75.99)
BMI, n (%)0.925
    18.5-23.9902 (63.03)634 (63.27)268 (62.47)
    ≥ 24320 (22.36)224 (22.36)96 (22.38)
    < 18.5209 (14.61)144 (14.37)65 (15.15)
KPS181.46 ± 25.4581.68 ± 29.7580.93 ± 9.670.610
Histology, n (%)0.998
    Adenocarcinoma1396 (97.55)978 (97.60)418 (97.44)
    Others35 (2.45)24 (2.40)11 (2.56)
TNM stage, n (%)0.267
    I-II352 (24.60)245 (24.45)107 (24.94)
    III479 (33.47)324 (32.34)155 (36.13)
    IV600 (41.93)433 (43.21)167 (38.93)
Radiation, n (%)0.273
    No1332 (93.08)938 (93.61)394 (91.84)
    Yes99 (6.92)64 (6.39)35 (8.16)
Chemotherapy, n (%)0.649
    No679 (47.45)471 (47.01)208 (48.48)
    Yes752 (52.55)531 (52.99)221 (51.52)
Surgery, n (%)0.912
    No672 (46.96)472 (47.11)200 (46.62)
    Yes759 (53.04)530 (52.89)229 (53.38)
Immunotherapy, n (%)0.779
    No1379 (96.37)967 (96.51)412 (96.04)
    Yes52 (3.63)35 (3.49)17 (3.96)
ALB139.20 ± 5.4239.13 ± 5.4339.37 ± 5.400.451
GLB128.71 ± 5.7328.72 ± 5.7628.70 ± 5.670.952
β2-microglobulin12.69 ± 1.322.70 ± 1.302.66 ± 1.380.634
Neutrophils14.19 ± 2.434.20 ± 2.454.16 ± 2.400.759
WBC16.14 ± 2.596.17 ± 2.616.06 ± 2.560.465
LDH2180.20 [154.00, 219.80]179.00 [154.00, 219.60]183.10 [154.60, 220.00]0.484
NLR22.74 (1.87, 4.32)2.67 (1.85, 4.42)2.81 (1.91, 4.18)0.760
PLR2162.60 (119.08, 232.01)161.30 (116.27, 232.62)165.31 (123.78, 231.58)0.193
LMR23.38 (2.38, 4.68)3.36 (2.34, 4.74)3.43 (2.44, 4.63)0.712
Table 2 Analysis of survival of patients and risk factors affecting prognosis in the training set
Variable
Survival (n = 477)
Death (n = 525)
HR (univariable)
HR (multivariable)
Age160.94 ± 10.7462.89 ± 10.641.01 (1.00-1.02, P = 0.003)
Sex, n (%)
    Female125 (26.21)128 (24.38)
    Male352 (73.79)397 (75.62)1.02 (0.84-1.24, P = 0.851)
BMI, n (%)
    18.5-23.9306 (64.15)328 (62.48)
    ≥ 24132 (27.67)92 (17.52)0.76 (0.60-0.95, P = 0.018)0.97 (0.77-1.23, P = 0.812)
    < 18.539 (8.18)105 (20.00)2.04 (1.63-2.54, P < 0.001)1.30 (1.03-1.63, P = 0.026)
KPS183.07 ± 7.8980.42 ± 40.380.97 (0.96-0.98, P < 0.001)
Histology, n (%)
    Adenocarcinoma470 (98.53)508 (96.76)
    Others7 (1.47)17 (3.24)1.13 (0.70-1.83, P = 0.622)
TNM stage, n (%)
    I-II195 (40.88)50 (9.52)
    III171 (35.85)153 (29.14)2.93 (2.12-4.03, P < 0.001)2.69 (1.94-3.72, P < 0.001)
    IV111 (23.27)322 (61.33)8.72 (6.44-11.80, P < 0.001)6.19 (4.47-8.57, P < 0.001)
Radiation, n (%)
    No443 (92.87)495 (94.29)
    Yes34 (7.13)30 (5.71)0.70 (0.49-1.02, P = 0.062)0.62 (0.42-0.90, P = 0.012)
Chemotherapy, n (%)
    No204 (42.77)267 (50.86)
    Yes273 (57.23)258 (49.14)0.76 (0.64-0.90, P = 0.002)0.78 (0.65-0.94, P = 0.009)
Surgery, n (%)
    No159 (33.33)313 (59.62)
    Yes318 (66.67)212 (40.38)0.37 (0.31-0.44, P < 0.001)0.66 (0.54-0.80, P < 0.001)
Immunotherapy, n (%)
    No457 (95.81)510 (97.14)
    Yes20 (4.19)15 (2.86)0.76 (0.46-1.28, P = 0.302)
ALB140.41 ± 5.1537.96 ± 5.420.91 (0.90-0.93, P < 0.001)0.96 (0.94-0.98, P < 0.001)
GLB128.54 ± 5.4828.88 ± 6.010.99 (0.97-0.99, P = 0.036)0.98 (0.96-0.99, P = 0.004)
β2-microglobulin12.60 ± 1.182.79 ± 1.391.14 (1.08-1.20, P < 0.001)
Neutrophils13.81 ± 2.054.56 ± 2.711.13 (1.10-1.16, P < 0.001)1.05 (1.01-1.08, P = 0.005)
WBC15.90 ± 2.276.42 ± 2.851.10 (1.07-1.13, P < 0.001)
LDH2175.70 (153.90, 208.00)181.00 (154.10, 234.80)1.01 (1.01-1.03, P < 0.001)1.01 (1.01-1.03, P = 0.037)
NLR22.30 (1.60, 3.48)3.32 (2.19, 5.19)1.09 (1.08-1.11, P < 0.001)
PLR2145.74 (106.80, 200.00)181.43 (127.52, 276.27)1.02 (1.01-1.04, P < 0.001)1.02 (1.01-1.04, P = 0.002)
LMR23.69 (2.73, 5.15)3.05 (2.05, 4.40)0.94 (0.91-0.97, P < 0.001)