The role of prognostic nutritional index in the management of pulmonary sarcomatoid carcinoma

Table 4 Uni and multivariable survival analysis for various potential prognostic factors of overall and recurrence-free survival in PSC patients with PNI less than 49.4

OS	Univariate analysis		Multivariate analysis			RFS	Univariate analysis		Multivariate analysis
OS	P value	X²	HR	95% CI	P value	RFS	P value	X²	HR	95% CI	P value
Age <= 60 vs. > 60	0.573	0.317					0.487	0.483
Sex Male vs. Female	0.899	0.016					0.953	0.004
Smoking history Yes vs. No	0.951	0.004					0.941	0.005
Alcohol abuse Yes vs. No	0.433	0.615					0.436	0.607
Tumor size >5 vs. <=5 cm	0.839	0.041					0.869	0.027
Tumor stage T3-4 vs. T1-2	0.013	6.226	1.556	0.849–2.857	0.153		0.018	5.598	1.647	0.871–3.116	0.125
Tumor location Peripheral vs. Central	0.298	1.084					0.308	1.041
Nodal metastasis Positive vs. Negative	0.302	1.065					0.618	0.249
Pathological stage IIb–IIIc vs. Ia–IIa	0.019	5.518	1.117	0.885–1.409	0.351		0.061	3.504	1.037	0.819–1.314	0.764
Treatment modality	0.353	0.861					0.366	0.816
S + CT/S
S + CT +Targeted therapy/S

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