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. 2019 Jul 18;47(9):4292–4303. doi: 10.1177/0300060519862077

Table 2.

Pearson correlation analysis between smoking (pack-years) and the NLR, LMR, ELR, and various laboratory parameters.

Pack-years
r p
Triglycerides, mg/dL 0.149 <0.0001
Total cholesterol, mg/dL 0.118 0.005
LDL-C, mg/dL 0.126 0.003
HDL-C, mg/dL −0.111 0.009
WBC count, ×103/mm3 0.096 0.018
Neutrophils, ×103/mm3 0.087 0.030
Lymphocytes, ×103/mm3 −0.049 0.226
Monocytes, ×103/mm3 0.178 <0.0001
Eosinophils, ×103/mm3 0.311 <0.0001
Basophils, ×103/mm3 0.158 <0.0001
NLR, % 0.185 <0.0001
LMR, % −0.151 <0.0001
ELR, % 0.296 <0.0001

LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; WBC, white blood cell; NLR, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio; LMR, lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio; ELR, eosinophil-to-lymphocyte ratio.