Correlation between Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio and Pretreatment Magnetic Resonance Imaging and Their Predictive Significance in Cervical Carcinoma Patients Referred for Radiotherapy
Table 1
Patients’ characteristics.
Variables
n (%), or mean (range)
Number of patients
78
Age (y)
55 (33–78)
BMI
23 (18–30)
NLR
2.9 (0.2–11.4)
Largest diameter of the tumor (mm)
40 (11–85)
ADC value (×10−3 mm2/s range)
0.776 (0.506–1.266)
FIGO stage (%)
IB-IIB
36 (46.2)
IIIA-IIIB
7 (9.0)
IIIC-IVA
35 (44.9)
Vagina invasion (%)
Negative
18 (23.1)
Positive
60 (76.9)
Uterine body invasion (%)
Negative
53 (67.9)
Positive
25 (32.1)
Parametrial involvement
Negative
67 (85.9)
Positive
11 (14.1)
Pelvic lymph node metastasis
Negative
48 (61.5)
Positive
30 (38.5)
Treatment (%)
RT alone
13 (16.7)
CCRT
65 (83.3)
BMI: body mass index; ADC: apparent diffusion coefficient; FIGO: International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics; NLR: neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio; RT: radiation therapy; CCRT: concurrent chemoradiation therapy.
