Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio Predicts Early Mortality in Patients with HBV-Related Decompensated Cirrhosis

Table 3

Cox proportional hazards analysis for predictors of mortality.

	Univariate			Multivariate
	Odds ratio	95% CI		Odds ratio	95% CI
NLR	1.226	1.071–1.402	0.003	1.296	1.047–1.604	0.017
MELD score	1.245	1.115–1.391	<0.001	1.274	1.031–1.573	0.025
Age (y)	1.003	1.000–1.051	0.896	—	—	0.917
Albumin (g/L)	0.995	0.908–1.090	0.442	—	—	0.180
Total protein (g/L)	0.996	0.930–1.067	0.910	—	—	0.604
White blood cell count (×10^9/L)	1.031	0.900–1.118	0.663	—	—	0.223

CI, confidence interval; NLR, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio; MELD score, model for end-stage liver disease score.