Table 2.
Laboratory characteristics of the patients stratified by neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR).
| Characteristic, mean ± SD |
All |
NLR <9 |
NLR ≥9 |
p value |
n |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 6893 | N = 6591 | N = 302 | |||
| Hemoglobin, (g/L) | 132 (21.2) | 133 (19.8) | 100 (25.5) | <0.001 | 6893 |
| WBC, (10⁹/L) | 7.66 (3.94) | 7.23 (2.84) | 17.1 (9.24) | <0.001 | 6893 |
| LYM, (10⁹/L) | 2.27 (1.25) | 2.33 (1.24) | 0.88 (0.53) | <0.001 | 6893 |
| NEU, (10⁹/L) | 4.56 (3.64) | 4.07 (2.23) | 15.2 (8.61) | <0.001 | 6893 |
| PLT, (10⁹/L) | 287 (105) | 288 (102) | 247 (141) | <0.001 | 6892 |
| PT, seconds | 14.3 (4.52) | 13.9 (3.94) | 17.7 (7.12) | <0.001 | 2353 |
| INR | 1.06 (0.37) | 1.03 (0.32) | 1.34 (0.59) | <0.001 | 2353 |
| APTT, seconds | 33.3 (10.9) | 31.7 (6.46) | 47.8 (24.4) | <0.001 | 2277 |
WBC, white blood cell; LYM, lymphocytes; NEU, neutrophils; PLT, platelet; PT, prothrombin; INT, international normalized ratio; APTT, activated partial thromboplastin time.