Prognostic value of fibrinogen and D-dimer-fibrinogen ratio in resectable gastrointestinal stromal tumors

Table 7 Clinicopathologic characteristics of gastrointestinal stromal tumor patients grouped by preoperative D-dimer-fibrinogen ratio

Characteristic	Low DFR (< 0.354)	High DFR (≥ 0.354)	P value
Age (yr)			< 0.01
< 61	78	0
≥ 61	48	44
Gender			< 0.01
Male	91	0
Female	35	44
Location			< 0.01
Gastric	122	0
Nongastric	4	44
Tumor size (cm)			< 0.01
≤ 5	97	0
> 5	29	44
NIH risk category			< 0.01
Very low	18	0
Low	65	0
Intermediate	37	0
High	6	44
Mitotic index			< 0.01
≤ 5/50 HPFs	125	0
> 5/50 HPFs	1	44

HPFs: High power fields; DFR: D-dimer to fibrinogen ratio.