. 2022 May;43(5):451–457. doi: 10.15537/smj.2022.43.5.20210916

Table 3.

- The changes of lymphocyte count, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio, and monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratios according to clinical and laboratory features.

Clinical and laboratory features	Lymphocyte counts (/mm³)		Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio		Platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio		Monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio
Clinical and laboratory features	Median (min-max)	P-values	Median (min-max)	P-values	Median (min-max)	P-values	Median (min-max)	P-values
B symptoms, mean ± SD
Absent (n=30)	2490.8±927.4	0.167	2.11 (0.46-8.9)	0.003^*	137.6 (76.7-425.0)	0.017^*	0.29 (0.06-0.8)	0.005^*
Present (n=22)	2084.9±1158.3	0.167	4.67 (0.75-56.5)	0.003^*	218.3 (9.96-2235.0)	0.017^*	0.38 (0.05-2.5)	0.005^*
Bulky disease
Absent (n=42)	2320 (400-4920)	0.007^*	2.5 (0.46-7.75)	0.002^*	139.5 (9.96-812.5)	0.001^*	0.3 (0.05-2.5)	0.057
Present (n=10)	1560 (200-5250)	0.007^*	7.46 (1.34-56.5)	0.002^*	343.6 (87.62-2235.0)	0.001^*	0.37 (0.21-1.5)	0.057
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, mean ± SD
≤40 mm/h (n=27)	2429.0±1061.6	0.434	2.12 (0.46-56.5)	0.042^*	140.9 (9.96-2235)	0.268^*	0.29 (0.05-1.5)	0.043^*
>40 mm/h (n=25)	2200.4±1025.2	0.434	3.42 (0.75-8.0)	0.042^*	165.87 (77.39-812.5)	0.268^*	0.35 (0.12-2.5)	0.043^*
Lactate dehydrogenase
≤2 x UNL (n=48)	2250 (200-5250)	0.655^*	2.76 (0.46-56.5)	0.31^*	152.3 (9.96-2235.0)	0.180^*	0.3 (0.05-1.5)	0.216
>2 x UNL (n=4)	2250 (400-2780)	0.655^*	5.45 (1.15-8)	0.31^*	274.26 (130.74-812.5)	0.180^*	0.56 (0.23-2.5)	0.216
Stage
II (n=22)	2260 (1160-5250)	0.323^*	2.62 (0.46-13.1)	0.166^*	139.5 (9.96-343.6)	0.079^*	0.29 (0.13-0.67)	0.064^*
III (n=24)	2200 (200-4080)		2.7 (0.57-56.5)		171.9 (76.7-2235.0)		0.3 (0.05-1.5)
IV (n=6)	1800 (400-2900)		5.41 (2.1-8)		256.0 (109.3-812.5)		0.38 (0.27-2.5)
Risk group
Low (n=15)	2225 (1160-5250)	0.415^*	1.85 (0.46-4.33)	0.117^*	138.03 (87.62-258.62)	0.103^*	0.25 (0.13-0.45)	0.043^*
Intermediate (n=16)	2350 (1000-4080)		2.88 (0.57-13.09)		173.53 (76.67-425.0)		0.3 (0.06-0.8)
High (n=21)	2105 (200-4920)		3.42 (0.75-56.5)		171.86 (9.96-2235.0)		0.36 (0.05-2.5)
Outcomes
Alive (n=48)	2300 (1000-5250)	0.004^*	2.65 (0.46-13.09)	0.017^*	146.5 (9.96-523.1)	0.004^*	0.3 (0.05-0.83)	0.008^*
Dead (n=4)	780 (200-1850)	0.004^*	6.82 (3.28-56.5)	0.017^*	543.0 (258.6-2235)	0.004^*	0.98 (0.37-2.5)	0.008^*

Since the distribution of these variables was not normal, non-parametric tests were used. Also, median plus minimum-maximum values were given as descriptive statistics for these variables. UNL: upper normal limit, SD: standard deviation