Research Article

The Prognostic Value of Preoperative Fibrinogen in Patients with Radical Cholecystectomy

Table 1

Correlation between fibrinogen level and clinical characteristics.

Clinical characteristicsNumber of patients (%)Preoperative fibrinogen levels (g/L) value

Gender
 Male86 (33.08)3.46 (2.71,4.47)0.225
 Female174 (66.92)3.25 (2.67,3.99)
Age (yrs)
  ≤6078 (30.00)3.19 (2.53,3.74)0.017
 >60182 (70.00)3.41 (2.72,4.42)
Smoking history
 Yes55 (21.15)3.39 (2.72,4.30)0.714
 No205 (78.85)3.32 (2.67,4.20)
Drinking history
 Yes47 (18.08)3.46 (2.84,4.59)0.115
 No213 (81.92)3.25 (2.67,4.01)
BMI (kg/m2)
 >22.62104 (50.98)3.25 (2.66,4.06)0.503
  ≤22.62100 (49.02)3.32 (2.72,4.20)
Tumor location
 Neck50 (24.75)3.46 (2.80,4.44)0.162
 Body+fundus152 (75.25)3.17 (2.56,4.00)
Tumor size (cm)
 >3.5114 (45.60)3.16 (2.55,3.84)0.001
  ≤3.5136 (54.40)3.50 (2.97,4.51)
Differentiation
 Poorly133 (51.15)3.46 (1.80,6.50)0.013
 Well127 (48.85)3.22 (2.56,3.87)
Pathological type
 Adenocarcinoma239 (91.92)3.28 (2.65,4.16)0.114
 Others21 (8.08)3.52 (2.24,12.80)
Vascular invasion
 Positive54 (20.77)3.43 (2.78,4.34)0.604
 Negative206 (79.23)3.32 (2.64,4.17)
Nerve invasion
 Positive64 (24.62)3.46 (3.03,4.45)0.157
 Negative196 (75.38)3.26 (2.64,4.14)
Cancerous node
 Positive13 (5.00)3.32 (2.87,3.80)0.888
 Negative247 (95.00)3.33 (2.65,4.33)
TNM stage
 I+II98(37.69)2.84 (2.40,3.55)<0.001
 III+IV162 (62.31)3.51 (3.00,4.48)
CEA (ng/mL)
 >2.17164 (63.08)3.37 (2.69,4.30)0.4543
  ≤2.1796 (36.92)3.25 (2.58,4.20)
CA19-9 (U/mL)
 >41.1114 (43.85)3.55 (3.07,4.48)<0.001
  ≤41.1146 (56.15)3.16 (2.51,3.99)

Note: values were calculated by the Mann–Whitney U method; BMI: body mass index; CEA: carcinoembryonic antigen, CA19-9: carbohydrate antigen 19-9.