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. 2016 Oct 3;10(10):1061–1072. doi: 10.2217/bmm-2016-0147

Table 2. . Familial correlations and confidence intervals for neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio and platelet–lymphocyte ratio.

Pairs NLR
PLR
  R 95% CI R 95% CI
MZ twins
0.361
0.296–0.420
0.644
0.603–0.680
MZ male
0.396
0.277–0.496
0.607
0.518–0.675
MZ female
0.348
0.270–0.418
0.658
0.610–0.699
Male first-degree relatives
0.186
0.111–0.258
0.223
0.142–0.299
DZ male
0.160
-0.078–0.392
0.295
0.085–0.461
Brother–male twin
0.331
0.199–0.439
0.342
0.028–0.557
Brother–brother
0.036
-0.225–0.309
0.308
0.122–0.450
Father–son
0.132
0.032–0.226
0.191
0.092–0.282
Female first-degree relatives
0.172
0.127–0.216
0.240
0.199–0.279
DZ female
0.293
0.152–0.405
0.355
0.228–0.462
Sister–female twin
0.205
0.101–0.296
0.337
0.201–0.447
Sister–sister
0.179
0.083–0.266
0.241
0.150–0.327
Mother–daughter
0.141
0.079–0.198
0.221
0.165–0.275
Female–male first degree relatives
0.205
0.165–0.244
0.240
0.197–0.282
DZ opposite sex
0.172
0.037–0.297
0.257
0.129–0.371
Brother–female twin
0.180
0.049–0.296
0.211
0.165–0.275
Sister–male twin
0.183
0.061–0.293
0.342
0.028–0.557
Sister–brother
0.127
0.006–0.240
0.217
0.102–0.322
Mother–son
0.237
0.149–0.317
0.261
0.173–0.340
Father–daughter
0.235
0.175–0.296
0.233
0.172–0.291
Parents (father–mother)
0.137
0.066–0.207
0.166
0.101–0.230
Heritability 0.358 0.304–0.421 0.642 0.598–0.683

Correlations were obtained from a sub-models, in which the correlations for the subgroups of family relations, which were tested, were set to be equal.

DZ: Dizygotic; MZ: Monozygotic; NLR: Neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio; PLR: Platelet–lymphocyte ratio.