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16 August 2022: Clinical Research

Hemoglobin/Red Blood Cell Distribution Width Ratio in Peripheral Blood Is Positively Associated with Prognosis of Patients with Primary Hepatocellular Carcinoma

Yue Fang 1ABCDEF , Xiaonan Sun 1BC , Lu Zhang 1DE , Yidan Xu 1B , Wen Zhu 2AEFG*

DOI: 10.12659/MSM.937146

Med Sci Monit 2022; 28:e937146

Table 2 Comparative univariate survival analyses of 252 patients with HCC.

Univariate analysisProgression-free survivalOverall survival
HR (95% CI)p ValueHR (95% CI)p Value
Age, Years (mean±SD)1.123 (0.872, 1.447)0.3691.026 (0.746, 1.412)0.874
Gender0.2050.100
 Female11
 Male1.209 (0.901, 1.621)1.355 (0.944, 1.945)
Smoke0.6430.613
 Yes11
 No1.065 (0.795, 1.427)1.094 (0.772, 1.552)
Drink0.0020.268
 No11
 Yes1.615 (1.192, 2.186)1.299 (0.854, 1.769)
BMI
 ≤23.911
 >23.92.05 (1.497, 2.807)3.056 (1.73, 5.397)
CNLC
 I, II11
 III, IV14.036 (9.719, 20.269)4.492 (3.130, 6.448)
Surgery
 No11
 Yes66.67 (0.06, 0.037)2.624 (1.768, 3.893)
WBC0.2880.985
 ≤8.65×1011
 >8.65×101.259 (0.823, 1.924)1.015 (0.598, 1.689)
PBC0.0210.078
 ≤3.09×1011
 >3.09×101.722 (1.085, 2.733)1.704 (0.942, 3.080)
Hb (g/dL)0.0120.031
 ≤11.411
 >11.41.571 (1.103, 2.238)1.552 (1.040, 2.316)
AFP (ng/mL)
 ≤2511
 >256.280 (4.358, 9.050)3.270 (2.210, 4.837)
HBsAg0.0100.035
 Negative11
 Positive1.520 (1.104, 2.093)1.601 (1.035, 2.477)
NLR0.0020.095
 ≤3.8511
 >3.851.508 (0.435, 0.823)1.385 (0.945, 2.030)
PLR0.1550.630
 ≤171.0811
 >171.081.24 (0.592, 1.087)1.095 (0.758, 1.581)
HRR
 ≤0.98711
 >0.9873.979 (2.955, 5.358)4.613 (3.236, 6.575)

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