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. 2020 Aug 6;10:13203. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-70077-z

Table 4.

Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and risk of breast cancer according to total cholesterol and H₂O₂ levels.

	Total cholesterol < 193 mg/dL					Total cholesterol ≥ 193 mg/dL
	Ca/Co	OR^a	95% CI	OR^b	95% CI	Ca/Co	OR^a	95% CI	OR^b	95% CI
NLR
< 1.26	18/29	1.0		1.0		38/87	1.0		1.0
1.26–1.85	22/32	1.10	0.49–2.47	0.91	0.39–2.10	75/85	1.99	1.20–3.34	1.96	1.14–3.38
> 1.85	48/48	1.59	0.78–3.32	1.41	0.66–3.04	85/62	3.01	1.80–5.10	2.79	1.60–4.91
P-trend			0.03		0.09			< 0.001		< 0.001

	H₂O₂ < 284 ng/mL					H₂O₂ ≥ 284 ng/mL
	Ca/Co	OR^a	95% CI	OR^b	95% CI	Ca/Co	OR^a	95% CI	OR^b	95% CI
NLR
< 1.26	9/17	1.0		1.0		9/22	1.0		1.0
1.26–1.85	28/9	5.31	1.76–17.31	5.95	1.71–23.01	20/36	1.68	0.64–4.66	1.75	0.61–5.32
> 1.85	41/21	3.65	1.38–10.22	3.30	1.12–10.40	19/36	1.53	0.58–4.24	1.74	0.59–5.43
P-trend			0.016		0.056			0.31		0.31

^aAdjusted for age at diagnosis (cases) and age at interview (controls).

^bFurther adjusted for age at menarche, parity, menopausal status, and BMI.