Table 1.
Baseline demographics and clinical characteristics of patients with Bell’s palsya)
| Variable | Value |
|---|---|
| No. of patients | 51 |
| Male:female | 16:35 |
| Age (yr) | 39.7±20.1 |
| Recovery time (day)b) | 48.9±35.9 |
| Initial severity (H-B grade) | 3.8±0.9 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 23.2±4.2 |
| Underlying disease | |
| Obesity:non-obesity | 16:35 |
| HTN:non-HTN | 11:40 |
| DM:non-DM | 7:44 |
| Blood laboratory test | |
| Neutrophil (%) | 65.9±14.4 |
| Lymphocyte (%) | 26.1±11.1 |
| Monocyte (%) | 4.5±2.0 |
| Eosinophil (%) | 1.7±1.7 |
| Basophil (%) | 0.4±0.3 |
| NLR | 3.8±3.7 |
| PLR | 171.3±116.9 |
| Platelet count (/mL) | 284,588.2±91,036.5 |
| WBC count (/mL) | 8,501.6±3,016.1 |
| HbA1c (%) | 5.7±0.7 |
| Electrodiagnostic test | |
| ENoG 5 days after onset (%) | 50.8±21.9 |
Values are presented as mean±standard deviation.
H-B grade, House-Brackmann grade; BMI, body mass index; HTN, hypertension; DM, diabetes mellitus; NLR, neutrophil lymphocyte ratio (absolute neutrophil count/absolute lymphocyte count); PLR, platelet to lymphocyte ratio (platelet count/absolute lymphocyte count); WBC, white blood cell; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin; ENoG, electroneuronography.
a)
Mild palsy, H-B grade 2; moderate palsy, H-B grade 3, 4; severe palsy, H-B grade 5, 6.
b)
Recovery time: time from the first day of facial palsy until the day it improved to H-B grade 1 or 2.