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The Neutrophil Percentage-to-Albumin Ratio (NPAR) was used to assess the inflammation and nutritional status. Statistical methods such as multivariable logistic regression, eXtreme Gradient Boosting model, subgroup analysis, and Generalized Additive Model were used to analyze the relationship between NPAR and prostate cancer prevalence.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>The restricted cubic splines of the independent variable NPAR and the dependent variable (prostate cancer prevalence) were statistically significant based on the logistic regression analysis. The eXtreme Gradient Boosting machine learning model identified the NPAR and age as the most influential variables for prostate cancer. Subgroup analysis revealed significant correlations between the NPAR and age, race, and smoking status. 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