Research Article

The Prognostic Value of Serum Apolipoprotein A-I Level and Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio in Colorectal Cancer Liver Metastasis

Table 1

The clinical characteristics of patients grouped according to ApoA-I level and NLR.

Variables value value

N119118119118
Age0.4110.269
Sex0.7130.520
(i) Male78 (65.546%)80 (67.797%)77 (64.706%)81 (68.644%)
(ii) Female41 (34.454%)38 (32.203%)42 (35.294%)37 (31.356%)
Liver metastases number0.3590.155
(i) ≤229 (24.370%)35 (29.661%)37 (31.092%)27 (22.881%)
(ii) >290 (75.630%)83 (70.339%)82 (68.908%)91 (77.119%)
Type of liver metastases0.4300.189
(i) Simultaneous92 (77.311%)86 (72.881%)85 (71.429%)93 (78.814%)
(ii) Metachronous27 (22.689%)32 (27.119%)34 (28.571%)25 (21.186%)
Tumor location0.8520.169
(i) LCRC89 (74.790%)87 (73.729%)93 (78.070%)83 (71.681%)
(ii) RCC30 (25.210%)31 (26.271%)26 (21.930%)35 (28.319%)
Pathological type0.3620.347
(i) Adenocarcinoma112 (94.118%)114 (96.610%)115 (96.639%)111 (94.068%)
(ii) Nonadenocarcinoma7 (5.882%)4 (3.390%)4 (3.361%)7 (5.932%)
Degree of tumor differentiation0.3630.416
(i) Moderately88 (73.950%)94 (79.661%)91 (76.470%)91 (77.119%)
(ii) Poorly22 (18.487%)14 (11.864%)16 (13.445%)20 (16.949%)
(iii) Well9 (7.563%)10 (8.475%)12 (10.084%)7 (5.932%)
cT classification0.8460.558
(i) 1-358 (48.739%)59 (50.000%)61 (51.261%)56 (47.458%)
(ii) 461 (51.261%)59 (50.000%)58 (48.739%)62 (52.542%)
cN classification0.5420.213
(i) 0-169 (57.983%)73 (61.864%)76 (63.866%)66 (55.932%)
(ii) 2-350 (42.017%)45 (38.136%)43 (36.134%)52 (44.068%)
KPS scores<0.0010.026
(i) ≥8080 (67.227%)105 (88.983%)100 (84.034%)85 (72.034%)
(ii) <8039 (32.773%)13 (11.017%)19 (15.966%)33 (27.966%)
Primary surgery0.0090.007
(i) No57 (47.899%)37 (31.356%)37 (31.092%)57 (48.305%)
(ii) Yes62 (52.101%)81 (68.644%)82 (68.908%)61 (51.695%)
Chemotherapy0.076<0.001
(i) No44 (36.975%)31 (26.271%)25 (21.008%)50 (42.373%)
(ii) Yes75 (63.025%)87 (73.729%)94 (78.992%)68 (57.627%)
Targeted therapy0.6880.688
(i) No86 (72.269%)88 (74.576%)86 (72.269%)88 (74.576%)
(ii) Yes33 (27.731%)30 (25.424%)33 (27.731%)30 (25.424%)
Topical treatment0.4210.098
(i) No94 (78.992%)88 (74.576%)86 (72.269%)96 (81.356%)
(ii) Yes25 (21.008%)30 (25.424%)33 (27.731%)22 (18.644%)
Metastasis surgery0.6910.068
(i) No103 (86.555%)100 (84.746%)97 (81.513%)106 (89.831%)
(ii) Yes16 (13.445%)18 (15.254%)22 (18.487%)12 (10.169%)

considered as statistically significant.