Impact of adaptive intensity-modulated radiotherapy on the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Table 5 Multivariate analysis of the ΔNLR, ΔCLC, and ΔCPC

Characteristics	ΔNLR					ΔCLC					ΔCPC
Characteristics	Regression coefficient	SD	Standard regression coefficient	T	P	Regression coefficient	SD	Standard regression coefficient	T	P	Regression coefficient	SD	Standard regression coefficient	T	P
ART	− 0.531	0.181	− 0.280	−2.933	0.004^*	2.108	0.549	0.398	3.842	< 0.001^*	0.121	0.057	0.211	2.141	0.035^*
Acute injury of skin	0.328	0.139	0.226	2.366	0.020^*	−0.073	0.419	−0.018	−0.174	0.862	–	–	–	–	–
Clinical stage	−0.689	0.185	−0.320	−3.727	< 0.001^*	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–

Abbreviations: ART adaptive radiotherapy, NLR neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, CLC circulating lymphocyte count, CPC circulating platelet count
^*P ≤ 0.05

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