[Retracted] Evaluation of Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio and Platelet-Lymphocyte Ratio on Predicting Responsiveness to Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy in Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Patients

Table 2

Relationship between NLR change and clinicopathological factors after nCRT.

Characteristics	Cases	NLR elevated	NLR decreased
Age (years)				0.660	0.417
> 60	17	7	10
≤ 60	69	36	33
Gender				0.052	0.820
Male	57	28	29
Female	29	15	14
Distance to anus (cm)				4.778	0.029
≥ 6	36	13	23
< 6	50	30	20
TNM stage				0.764	0.382
III	50	23	27
II	36	20	16
BMI (kg/m^2)				5.108	0.024
≥ 28	11	9	2
< 28	75	34	41
Lymph node of metastasis and nodules				3.310	0.069
> 3	19	6	13
≤ 3	67	37	30
Diameter of tumor (cm)				0.754	0.385
> 3	38	17	21
≤ 3	48	26	22

Distance to anus (cm): the distance between the lower edge of the tumor and the anal edge.