Abstract:
ob<x>jective: To study the sole and combined effect of the Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI), MLR, NLR, HE4, CEA, CA125 on the diagnosis of Endometrial Cancer. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 136 patients with EC and 147 patients with normal endometrium between 2016 and 2021 in our institution. Clinical characteristics and PNI, MLR, NLR, HE4, CEA, CA125 were tested with the t-test and non-parametric test; The correlation analysis of PNI, MLR, NLR, HE4, CA125 and CEA was performed using Spearman correlation analysis; PNI, MLR, NLR, HE4, CEA, CA125 alone and in combination for EC were evaluated with ROC curve analysis; The confusion matrix was used to calculate the negative predictive value, positive predictive value, missed diagnosis rate, misdiagnosis rate and accuracy rate of the five indexes combined. Results: PNI was lower in the EC group than in the non-EC group and MLR, NLR, HE4, CEA were higher than in the non-EC group (P<0.05). PNI was higher in the early EC group than in the late EC group (P<0.05); MLR, NLR, HE4, CEA were all higher in the late EC group than in the early EC group(P<0.05). PNI was negatively correlated with MLR、NLR and CA125 in the EC group (r=-0.340, P<0.001) (r=-0.298, P<0.001)(r=-0.245,P=0.004); MLR was positively correlated with NLR and HE4 (r=0.540, P<0.001) (r=0.268, P=0.002); HE4 was also positively correlated with CEA (r=0.287; P=0.001). CA125 was positively correlated with MLR (r=0.254,P=0.003), NLR (r=0.325,P<0.0001) , HE4 (r=0.387,P<0.0001), CEA (r=0.170,P=0.048). The AUC of PNI, MLR, NLR, HE4, CEA, CA125 alone and in combination were 0.575, 0.706, 0.810, 0.872, 0.618, 0.703, 0.933. The sensitivities were 45.6%, 55.6%, 0.6%, 69.9%, 50%, 45.6%, 83.8% respectively and the specificities were 67.4%, 78.2%, 75.5%, 92.5%, 71.4%, 87.5%, 89.1% respectively. The best critical value when the 6 indicators were combined was 0.436, with a positive predictive value of 87.0%, a negative predictive value of 85.5%, a missed diagnosis rate of 16.2%, a misdiagnosis rate of 11.6% and an accuracy rate of 86.2%. Conclusion: PNI, MLR, NLR, HE4, CEA, CA125 alone and in combination can be used for the predictive diagnosis of EC. The combined test of the six indicators has higher specificity and sensitivity compared with the single indicator test.