Prospective Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2025.
World J Gastrointest Oncol. Feb 15, 2025; 17(2): 95423
Published online Feb 15, 2025. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v17.i2.95423
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the training and validation sets
Variable
Overall (n = 1431)
Training set (n = 1002)
Validation set (n = 429)
P value
Age162.04 ± 10.8761.96 ± 10.7362.22 ± 11.200.673
Sex, n (%)0.667
    Female356 (24.88)253 (25.25)103 (24.01)
    Male1075 (75.12)749 (74.75)326 (75.99)
BMI, n (%)0.925
    18.5-23.9902 (63.03)634 (63.27)268 (62.47)
    ≥ 24320 (22.36)224 (22.36)96 (22.38)
    < 18.5209 (14.61)144 (14.37)65 (15.15)
KPS181.46 ± 25.4581.68 ± 29.7580.93 ± 9.670.610
Histology, n (%)0.998
    Adenocarcinoma1396 (97.55)978 (97.60)418 (97.44)
    Others35 (2.45)24 (2.40)11 (2.56)
TNM stage, n (%)0.267
    I-II352 (24.60)245 (24.45)107 (24.94)
    III479 (33.47)324 (32.34)155 (36.13)
    IV600 (41.93)433 (43.21)167 (38.93)
Radiation, n (%)0.273
    No1332 (93.08)938 (93.61)394 (91.84)
    Yes99 (6.92)64 (6.39)35 (8.16)
Chemotherapy, n (%)0.649
    No679 (47.45)471 (47.01)208 (48.48)
    Yes752 (52.55)531 (52.99)221 (51.52)
Surgery, n (%)0.912
    No672 (46.96)472 (47.11)200 (46.62)
    Yes759 (53.04)530 (52.89)229 (53.38)
Immunotherapy, n (%)0.779
    No1379 (96.37)967 (96.51)412 (96.04)
    Yes52 (3.63)35 (3.49)17 (3.96)
ALB139.20 ± 5.4239.13 ± 5.4339.37 ± 5.400.451
GLB128.71 ± 5.7328.72 ± 5.7628.70 ± 5.670.952
β2-microglobulin12.69 ± 1.322.70 ± 1.302.66 ± 1.380.634
Neutrophils14.19 ± 2.434.20 ± 2.454.16 ± 2.400.759
WBC16.14 ± 2.596.17 ± 2.616.06 ± 2.560.465
LDH2180.20 [154.00, 219.80]179.00 [154.00, 219.60]183.10 [154.60, 220.00]0.484
NLR22.74 (1.87, 4.32)2.67 (1.85, 4.42)2.81 (1.91, 4.18)0.760
PLR2162.60 (119.08, 232.01)161.30 (116.27, 232.62)165.31 (123.78, 231.58)0.193
LMR23.38 (2.38, 4.68)3.36 (2.34, 4.74)3.43 (2.44, 4.63)0.712