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. 2021 May 3;36(19):e131. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2021.36.e131

Table 1. Baseline clinical, laboratory, and echocardiographic characteristics according to NLR tertiles.

Variables NLR P value
< 1.87 (n = 248) 1.87–4.90 (n = 248) > 4.90 (n = 248)
Age, yr 64 ± 13 60 ± 13 60 ± 13 0.001
Male 201 (81) 216 (87) 207 (84) 0.464
BMI, kg/m2 24.3 ± 3.8 24.2 ± 3.8 24.3 ± 3.3 0.970
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg 127 ± 32 126 ± 36 129 ± 29 0.598
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg 78 ± 21 79 ± 24 80 ± 21 0.731
Heart rate, beats per min 79 ± 22 79 ± 25 77 ± 21 0.374
Hypertension 126 (51) 104 (42) 135 (54) 0.419
Diabetes mellitus 79 (32) 64 (26) 89 (36) 0.333
Dyslipidemia 65 (26) 73 (29) 101 (41) 0.001
Smoking 136 (55) 156 (63) 149 (60) 0.129
White blood cell, × 109/L 10.4 ± 3.0 11.5 ± 3.6 13.9 ± 4.9 < 0.001
Hemoglobin, g/dL 14.7 ± 1.8 14.8 ± 5.9 14.0 ± 2.2 0.024
Platelets, × 109/L 252.9 ± 61.9 253.0 ± 99.4 247.2 ± 89.0 0.690
Neutrophil, % 46.5 ± 8.7 68.9 ± 5.8 83.0 ± 4.8 < 0.001
Lymphocyte, % 42.9 ± 7.9 23.0 ± 4.6 10.8 ± 3.2 < 0.001
NLR 1.15 ± 0.39 3.17 ± 0.87 8.91 ± 4.57 < 0.001
High-sensitivity C-reactive protein, mg/dL 0.36 ± 1.27 1.52 ± 7.49 2.06 ± 4.10 0.001
Creatinine, mg/dL 1.15 ± 1.19 1.12 ± 0.37 1.24 ± 0.84 0.253
Lactate 7.0 ± 4.7 6.8 ± 6.0 5.1 ± 4.9 0.396
Peak creatine kinase, IU/L 3,223.5 ± 3,619.8 2,929.6 ± 2,768.2 3,670.5 ± 3,132.2 0.037
Peak CK-MB, ng/mL 224.3 ± 196.3 243.1 ± 194.2 286.8 ± 193.4 0.001
Peak troponin I, ng/mL 110.7 ± 107.7 119.0 ± 179.8 140.4 ± 93.6 0.044
Left ventricular ejection fraction, % 47 ± 8 46 ± 7 44 ± 8 < 0.001
Wall motion score index 1.56 ± 0.37 1.57 ± 0.32 1.70 ± 0.37 < 0.001

BMI = body mass index, NLR = neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, CK-MB = creatine kinase myocardial band.