For continuous variables, optimal cut-off values were selected by the ROC curve analysis, which were 60 years for age, 5.0 cm for tumor size, 5.00 mg/dL for serum C-reactive protein (CRP) level, 2.30 for NLR, 173.76 for PLR, 4.65 for SUVmaxT, − 90.60 for VAT attenuation, and 0.46 for VAT SUV. The gene discussed is CRP; the disease is neoplasm.