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. 2020 Oct 13;14:1121. doi: 10.3332/ecancer.2020.1121

Table 2. Effect of ACEIs and ARBs on preoperative pain and inflammatory scores.

Variable ACEIs
Mean (SD)
ARBs
Mean (SD)
None
Mean (SD)
p-value
Pain VNRS 1.66 (2.94) 2.72 (2.61) 1.91 (2.71) 0.251
NLR all patients
Non-NSAID patients
2.79 (1.61)
2.84 (1.37)
3.18 (2.24)
2.52 (1.37)
2.94 (2.58)
2.56 (0.89)
0.701
0.901
MLR all patients
Non-NSAID patients
0.4 (0.19)
0.37 (0.15)
0.52 (0.67)
0.31 (0.09)
0.39 (0.22)
0.36 (0.14)
0.869
0.871
PLR all patients
Non-NSAID patients
134.8 (71.1)
143.1 (79.5)
130 (52.3)
137.8 (57.8)
156.1 (99.86)
135.4 (56.58)
0.482
0.97

VNRS: verbal numeric rating scale; NLR: neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio; MLR: Monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio; PLR: platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio; ACEIs: Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors; ARBs: Angiotensin receptor blockers; NSAIDs: Non-steroidal analgesic drugs