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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 14, 2026; 32(30): 119360
Published online Aug 14, 2026. doi: 10.3748/wjg.119360
Published online Aug 14, 2026. doi: 10.3748/wjg.119360
Table 2 Baseline demographic and clinicopathological characteristics stratified by serum albumin and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in the training cohort, n (%)
| Characteristic | Albumin | P value | NLR | P value | ||||
| Overall | < 38.95 | ≥ 38.95 | Overall | < 2.96 | ≥ 2.96 | |||
| Gender | 0.942 | 0.314 | ||||||
| Female | 126 (43.0) | 44 (42.7) | 82 (43.2) | 126 (43.0) | 102 (44.5) | 24 (37.5) | ||
| Male | 167 (57.0) | 59 (57.3) | 108 (56.8) | 167 (57.0) | 127 (55.5) | 40 (62.5) | ||
| Age | 0.008 | 0.757 | ||||||
| < 45 | 36 (12.3) | 8 (7.8) | 28 (14.7) | 36 (12.3) | 27 (11.8) | 9 (14.1) | ||
| > 60 | 155 (52.9) | 67 (65.0) | 88 (46.3) | 155 (52.9) | 120 (52.4) | 35 (54.7) | ||
| 45-60 | 102 (34.8) | 28 (27.2) | 74 (38.9) | 102 (34.8) | 82 (35.8) | 20 (31.3) | ||
| BMI | 0.102 | 0.120 | ||||||
| < 18.5 | 11 (3.8) | 7 (6.8) | 4 (2.1) | 11 (3.8) | 6 (2.6) | 5 (7.8) | ||
| > 28 | 33 (11.3) | 14 (13.6) | 19 (10.0) | 33 (11.3) | 26 (11.4) | 7 (10.9) | ||
| 18.5-24 | 131 (44.7) | 47 (45.6) | 84 (44.2) | 131 (44.7) | 99 (43.2) | 32 (50.0) | ||
| 24-28 | 118 (40.3) | 35 (34.0) | 83 (43.7) | 118 (40.3) | 98 (42.8) | 20 (31.3) | ||
| Smoking | 0.876 | 0.537 | ||||||
| No | 206 (70.3) | 73 (70.9) | 133 (70.0) | 206 (70.3) | 163 (71.2) | 43 (67.2) | ||
| Yes | 87 (29.7) | 30 (29.1) | 57 (30.0) | 87 (29.7) | 66 (28.8) | 21 (32.8) | ||
| Drink | 0.061 | 0.344 | ||||||
| No | 249 (85.0) | 93 (90.3) | 156 (82.1) | 249 (85.0) | 197 (86.0) | 52 (81.3) | ||
| Yes | 44 (15.0) | 10 (9.7) | 34 (17.9) | 44 (15.0) | 32 (14.0) | 12 (18.8) | ||
| T stage | 0.004 | 0.033 | ||||||
| T1-2 | 58 (19.8) | 12 (11.7) | 46 (24.2) | 58 (19.8) | 52 (22.7) | 6 (9.4) | ||
| T3 | 213 (72.7) | 78 (75.7) | 135 (71.1) | 213 (72.7) | 162 (70.7) | 51 (79.7) | ||
| T4 | 22 (7.5) | 13 (12.6) | 9 (4.7) | 22 (7.5) | 15 (6.6) | 7 (10.9) | ||
| N stage | 0.743 | 0.506 | ||||||
| N0 | 176 (60.1) | 61 (59.2) | 115 (60.5) | 176 (60.1) | 136 (59.4) | 40 (62.5) | ||
| N1 | 70 (23.9) | 27 (26.2) | 43 (22.6) | 70 (23.9) | 58 (25.3) | 12 (18.8) | ||
| N2 | 47 (16.0) | 15 (14.6) | 32 (16.8) | 47 (16.0) | 35 (15.3) | 12 (18.8) | ||
| Tumor stage | 0.061 | 0.048 | ||||||
| I | 48 (16.4) | 10 (9.7) | 38 (20.0) | 48 (16.4) | 43 (18.8) | 5 (7.8) | ||
| II | 128 (43.7) | 51 (49.5) | 77 (40.5) | 128 (43.7) | 93 (40.6) | 35 (54.7) | ||
| III | 117 (39.9) | 42 (40.8) | 75 (39.5) | 117 (39.9) | 93 (40.6) | 24 (37.5) | ||
| Differentiated degree | 0.248 | 0.707 | ||||||
| Well | 15 (5.1) | 7 (6.8) | 8 (4.2) | 15 (5.1) | 11 (4.8) | 4 (6.3) | ||
| Moderately | 194 (66.2) | 66 (64.1) | 128 (67.4) | 194 (66.2) | 155 (67.7) | 39 (60.9) | ||
| Poorly | 54 (18.4) | 23 (22.3) | 31 (16.3) | 54 (18.4) | 40 (17.5) | 14 (21.9) | ||
| Undifferentiated | 30 (10.2) | 7 (6.8) | 23 (12.1) | 30 (10.2) | 23 (10.0) | 7 (10.9) | ||
| Nerve invasion | 0.090 | 0.563 | ||||||
| No | 245 (83.6) | 81 (78.6) | 164 (86.3) | 245 (83.6) | 193 (84.3) | 52 (81.3) | ||
| Yes | 48 (16.4) | 22 (21.4) | 26 (13.7) | 48 (16.4) | 36 (15.7) | 12 (18.8) | ||
| Intravascular tumor emboli | 0.951 | 0.214 | ||||||
| No | 248 (84.6) | 87 (84.5) | 161 (84.7) | 248 (84.6) | 197 (86.0) | 51 (79.7) | ||
| Yes | 45 (15.4) | 16 (15.5) | 29 (15.3) | 45 (15.4) | 32 (14.0) | 13 (20.3) | ||
| CEA | 0.046 | 0.459 | ||||||
| High | 103 (35.2) | 44 (42.7) | 59 (31.1) | 103 (35.2) | 78 (34.1) | 25 (39.1) | ||
| Normal | 190 (64.8) | 59 (57.3) | 131 (68.9) | 190 (64.8) | 151 (65.9) | 39 (60.9) | ||
| CA19-9 | 0.049 | 0.527 | ||||||
| High | 29 (9.9) | 15 (14.6) | 14 (7.4) | 29 (9.9) | 24 (10.5) | 5 (7.8) | ||
| Normal | 264 (90.1) | 88 (85.4) | 176 (92.6) | 264 (90.1) | 205 (89.5) | 59 (92.2) | ||
- Citation: Wang K, Zhang BX, Li KJ, Guan JM, Li BY, Hong ZH, Zeng XY, Zhao ZL, Chen Y. Preoperative immunonutrition status predicts survival after colorectal cancer resection: Nomogram based on modified systemic inflammation score. World J Gastroenterol 2026; 32(30): 119360
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- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.119360