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. 2023 Jun 21;29(23):3678–3687. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v29.i23.3678

Table 3.

Clinical characteristics between low and high lymphocyte-to-white blood cell ratio groups in hepatitis B virus-acute on chronic liver failure patients


Low LWR level (n = 77)
High LWR level (n = 253)
P value
Age (yr) 52.99 ± 12.57 48.67 ± 12.19 0.007
Male, n (%) 59 (76.6) 218 (86.2) 0.046
Costs (dollars) 7625.18 (3899.37-12070.55) 10984.59 (6639.92-16693.10) < 0.001
Ascites, n (%) 0.007
    Mild 25 (32.5) 133 (52.6)
    Medium 29 (37.7) 73 (28.9)
    Severe 23 (29.9) 47 (18.6)
PLT (109/L) 86.00 (55.50-138.50) 110.00 (79.50-145.50) 0.039
PT (s) 23.20 (19.70-33.50) 22.40 (19.20-28.00) 0.016
INR 2.13 (1.76-3.11) 1.99 (1.73-2.54) 0.018
Hemoglobin (g/L) 109.00 (89.50-125.50) 125.00 (108.00-139.00) < 0.001
Bilirubin (μmol/L) 331.52 ± 153.46 307.25 ± 129.82 0.170
Albumin (g/L) 30.10 (26.30-32.50) 31.80 (28.85-34.55) < 0.001
Creatinine (μmol/L) 82.40 (58.40-126.10) 64.80 (56.85-77.95) < 0.001
BUN (mmol/L) 7.00 (4.00-11.10) 3.70 (2.70-5.20) < 0.001
Serum Na (mmol/L) 135.30 (131.50-139.05) 137.20 (133.90-139.10) 0.086
CTPs 12.00 (11.00-13.00) 11.00 (10.00-12.00) < 0.001
MELDs 25.79 (22.52-30.91) 22.44 (19.55-26.13) < 0.001
COSSHACLFIIs 8.11 (7.26-9.06) 6.94 (6.40-7.79) < 0.001
28-d mortality, n (%) 46 (59.7) 89 (35.2) < 0.001

PLT: Platelet; PT: Prothrombin time; INR: International normalized ratio; BUN: Blood urea nitrogen; LWR: Lymphocyte-to-white blood cell ratio; CTPs: Child-Turcotte-Pugh score; MELDs: Model for end-stage liver disease score; COSSHACLFIIs: Chinese group on the study of severe Hepatitis B-Acute-on-chronic liver failure II score.