Retrospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2020.
World J Gastroenterol. Apr 7, 2020; 26(13): 1501-1512
Published online Apr 7, 2020. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v26.i13.1501
Table 1 Correlation between gamma-glutamyltransferase to lymphocyte ratio and clinicopathological characteristics in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma
VariablesDerivation
P valueValidation
P value
GLR ≤ 33.7GLR > 33.7GLR ≤ 33.7GLR > 33.7
Total patients10715797166
Age, yr57.96 (11.48)57.80 (10.35)0.90256.97 (10.69)56.48 (10.56)0.716
Male gender, n (%)42 (39.3)85 (54.1)0.024a38 (39.2)89 (53.6)0.030a
HBsAg, n (%)36 (33.6)37 (23.6)0.07331 (32.3)47 (28.5)0.575
Hepatolithiasis, n (%)14 (13.1)27 (17.2)0.39615 (15.5)32 (19.3)0.511
Child-Pugh grade B, n (%)3 (2.8)8 (5.1)0.5332 (2.1)11 (6.6)0.141
Ascites, n (%)6 (5.6)21 (13.4)0.0614 (4.1)19 (11.4)0.068
CA-199 < 22, n (%)38 (36.5)42 (27.5)0.005a29 (31.2)40 (24.2)0.043a
Tumor size, cm5.14 (2.29)6.51 (2.78)< 0.001a5.40 (2.22)6.36 (2.97)0.007a
Solitary tumor, n (%)89 (83.2)102 (65.0)0.001a67 (69.1)113 (68.1)0.895
Well tumor differentiation, n (%)6 (5.6)4 (2.5)0.3315 (5.2)7 (4.2)0.767
Macrovascular invasion, n (%)17 (15.9)45 (28.7)0.011a8 (8.2)53 (31.9)< 0.001a
Microvascular invasion, n (%)6 (5.6)23 (14.6)0.026a7 (7.2)17 (10.2)0.514
Liver capsule invasion, n (%)67 (62.6)107 (68.2)0.36264 (66.0)97 (58.4)0.248
Node-positive, n (%)16 (15.0)48 (30.6)0.005a18 (18.6)47 (28.3)0.107
Perineural invasion, n (%)9 (8.4)27 (17.2)0.044a8 (8.2)35 (21.1)0.009a
Cirrhosis, n (%)27 (25.2)53 (33.8)0.17419 (19.6)46 (27.7)0.182
TNM stage, n (%)0.002a0.107
IA23 (21.5)12 (7.6)13 (13.4)15 (9.0)
IB6 (5.6)12 (7.6)6 (6.2)13 (7.8)
II6 (5.6)13 (8.3)10 (10.3)26 (15.7)
IIIA55 (51.4)72 (45.9)50 (51.5)64 (38.6)
IIIB17 (15.9)48 (30.6)18 (18.6)48 (28.9)
BCLC stage, n (%)< 0.001a< 0.001a
06 (5.6)9 (5.7)3 (3.1)5 (3.0)
A44 (41.1)25 (15.9)34 (35.1)38 (22.9)
B40 (37.4)78 (49.7)52 (53.6)70 (42.2)
C17 (15.9)45 (28.7)8 (8.2)53 (31.9)