Post-treatment triglyceride-glucose index as survival protective factors in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma

Figure 5 Forest plot analysis of the prognostic value of post-treatment triglyceride-glucose-related indices across subgroups. Quartile 1 served as the reference, with hazard ratios, 95% confidence intervals, and P values presented. Analyses were adjusted for confounding factors including age, gender, Karnofsky Performance Status, smoking/alcohol history, tumor location, and chemoradiotherapy. A: Cox proportional hazards regression for quartiles in the total patient cohort; B: Female subgroup; C: Male subgroup. HR: Hazard ratio; CI: Confidence interval; postTyG: Post-treatment triglyceride-glucose; postTyG-BW: Post-treatment triglyceride-glucose-body weight; postTyG-BMI: Post-treatment triglyceride-glucose-body mass index.