Research Article

Prognostic Nutritional Index and Neutrophil/Lymphocyte Ratio Can Serve as Independent Predictors of the Prognosis of Hepatocellular Carcinoma Patients Receiving Targeted Therapy

Table 4

Univariate regression analysis.

Prognostic factorsβSeHazard ratio (95% CI)P

Sex0.2340.3561.263 (0.628–2.540)0.512
Age0.0180.0111.018 (0.996–1.040)0.108
PNI−1.5650.3080.209 (0.114–0.382)<0.001
NLR0.9420.2752.566 (1.498–4.397)0.001
History of alcoholism0.4040.2481.498 (0.921–2.437)0.103
ECOG score0.1470.2501.159 (0.710–1.890)0.555
Child–Pugh classification−0.1420.2470.867 (0.535–1.407)0.564
BCLC stage−0.2260.2500.798 (0.489–1.303)0.367
Maximum tumor diameter0.2200.2511.246 (0.762–2.037)0.380
Number of lesions0.2630.2591.301 (0.782–2.163)0.311

Note. PNI, prognostic nutritional index; NLR, neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio; ECOG, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group; BCLC, Barcelona clinic Liver Cancer. Bold text: statistically significant.