Table 5.
Spearman correlation coefficients between both NLR or LMR and the other studied inflammatory markers in patients with UC
| WBC | ESR (mm/h) | CRP (mg/dL) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | p-value | R | p-value | r | p-value | |
| Neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio | ||||||
| All patients (no. = 80) | 0.324* | 0.012 | 0.556** | 0.000 | 0.789** | 0.000 |
| Active (no. = 40) | 0.184 | 0.437 | 0.597** | 0.005 | 0.490* | 0.028 |
| Inactive (no. = 40) | 0.088 | 0.712 | − 0.139 | 0.558 | 0.146 | 0.538 |
| Lymphocyte/monocyte ratio | ||||||
| All patients (no. = 80) | − 0.038 | 0.774 | − 0.525** | 0.000 | − 0.682** | 0.000 |
| Active (no. = 40) | − 0.018 | 0.804 | − 0.489* | 0.029 | − 0.475* | 0.034 |
| Inactive (no. = 40) | − 0.276 | 0.239 | − 0.21 | 0.373 | − 0.214 | 0.366 |
Spearman correlation coefficients
* Significant, ** Highly significant