27 January 2021 : Clinical Research
Percentage of Natural Killer (NK) Cells in Peripheral Blood Is Associated with Prognosis in Patients with Gastric Cancer: A Retrospective Study from a Single Center
Ming-zhi XieBCE, Yan-ping TangBDE, Bang-li HuCE, Ke-zhi LiCDE, Ji-lin LiBCD, Xin-qiang LiangAEGDOI: 10.12659/MSM.927464
Med Sci Monit 2021; 27:e927464
Table 1 Clinical pathological characteristic of gastric cancer patients.
| Variables | Values |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 57.56±12.34 |
| Gender (Male/Female) | 111/69 |
| White blood cell (×10/L) | 6.51±2.19 |
| Hemoglobin (g/L) | 123.42±86.10 |
| Albumin (g/L) | 38.92±6.06 |
| Platelet (×10/L) | 300.25±101.25 |
| Neutrophils (×10/L) | 5.09±14.66 |
| Lymphocyte (×10/L) | 1.87±1.81 |
| CEA (ng/L) | 25.06±123.34 |
| CA125 (U/ml) | 42.38±127.59 |
| CA153 (U/ml) | 12.44±13.03 |
| CA199 (U/ml) | 100.46±246.17 |
| T cells (%) | 62.68±14.18 |
| B cells (%) | 9.30±6.55 |
| NK cells (%) | 13.16±10.29 |
| CRP (mg/L) | 8.38±19.58 |
| hsCRP (mg/L) | 1.75±2.36 |
| NLR | 3.02±4.95 |
| PLR | 201.60±129.02 |
| Location (antrum/body/cardiac/fundus) | 133/21/18/8 |
| Differentiation (low/middle/high) | 116/58/5 |
| Lauren (diffuse/intestinal)* | 21/7 |
| T stage (T1/T2/T3/T4) | 11/30/21/118 |
| N stage (N0/N1/N2/N3/NX) | 38/46/40/32/24 |
| M stage (M0/M1) | 137/43 |
| Stage (I/II/III/IV) | 11/33/93/43 |
| Follow-up (months) | 27(12–41) |
| NK – natural killer; CEA – carcinoembryonic antigen; CRP – C-reactive protein; hsCRP – high-sensitivity C-reactive; NLR – neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio; PLR – platelet-lymphocyte ratio. * Only some patients had Lauren classification data. | |