Blood neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio predicts survival after hepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma: A propensity score-based analysis

Table 2 Multivariate analysis to identify factors predicting poor overall survival and disease-free survival in Chinese patients with hepatocellular carcinoma after hepatectomy

Factor	HR	95%CI	P value
Disease-free survival
AFP > 400 ng/mL	1.493	1.062-2.100	< 0.001
Multiple tumors	1.766	1.385-2.252	< 0.001
Tumor size ≥ 5 cm	1.313	1.018-1.693	0.036
Vascular invasion	2.656	1.962-3.594	< 0.001
NLR ≥ 2.81	1.610	1.250-2.075	< 0.001
Overall survival outcome
Multiple tumors	1.649	1.257-2.16	< 0.001
Tumor size ≥ 5 cm	1.912	1.407-2.59	< 0.001
Incomplete tumor capsule	1.480	1.139-1.92	0.003
Vascular invasion	2.239	1.496-3.350	< 0.001
NLR ≥ 2.81	1.333	1.007-1.76	0.044

Calculated over all patients in the study (n = 526). AFP: Alpha-fetoprotein.