Table 2.
Baseline characteristics of the patients presenting to the Emergency Department with neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio above vs below the cutoff.
| Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Below the cutoff N = 545 Mean ± SD N (%) | Above the cutoff N = 320 Mean ± SD N (%) | P value | |
| Age | 72.91 ± 15.41 | 74.22 ± 14.44 | .22 |
| Male | 306 (56.1) | 203 (63.4) | .04 |
| Smoking | 238 (43.7) | 142 (44.4) | .84 |
| Chronic kidney disease | 133 (24.4) | 80 (25.0) | .84 |
| Hypertension | 356 (65.3) | 213 (66.6) | .71 |
| Dyslipidemia | 230 (42.2) | 133 (41.6) | .85 |
| Atrial fibrillation | 98 (18.0) | 78 (24.4) | .02 |
| Coronary artery disease | 188 (34.5) | 112 (35.0) | .88 |
| Congestive heart failure | 137 (25.1) | 80 (25.0) | .96 |
| Malignancy | 181 (33.2) | 129 (40.3) | .04 |
| Receiving any treatment | 92 (53.2) | 57 (48.3) | .41 |
| History of stroke | 49 (9.0) | 20 (6.3) | .15 |
| History of TIA | 6 (1.1) | 4 (1.3) | .84 |
| History of vascular disease | 50 (9.2) | 32 (10.0) | .70 |
| Diabetes mellitus | 231 (42.4) | 136 (42.5) | .97 |
| Chronic obstructive Pulmonary disease | 103 (18.9) | 47 (14.7) | .11 |