Research Article

Low Platelet to White Blood Cell Ratio Indicates Poor Prognosis for Acute-On-Chronic Liver Failure

Table 4

Clinical and laboratory characteristics among patients with different PWR values at admission.

High group
(PWR ≥ 9.0, = 336)
Low group
(PWR < 9.0, = 97)

PWR9.27 ± 2.8720.75 ± 5.38<0.001
Age (year)42.14 ± 11.5344.87 ± 11.010.039
Gender (male/female)286/5074/230.032
WBC (×109/L)8.23 ± 5.4210.46 ± 4.60<0.001
Hemoglobin (g/dL)123.49 ± 23.50111.68 ± 21.94<0.001
PLT (×109/L)133.76 ± 64.4068.66 ± 31.57<0.001
ALT (U/L)811.66 ± 895.56197.79 ± 238.61<0.001
Total bilirubin (μmol/L)365.73 ± 153.43424.41 ± 196.740.008
Albumin (g/L)32.69 ± 15.4630.31 ± 4.520.135
INR2.88 ± 1.122.81 ± 1.020.545
Creatinine (μmol/L)75.59 ± 48.2095.14 ± 70.680.012
MELD score26.60 ± 5.0728.11 ± 6.760.043
HBV DNA (log IU/ml)5.21 ± 2.154.23 ± 2.08<0.001
Ascites,   (%)217 (64.6%)71 (73.2%)0.071
Mortality,   (%)89 (26.5%)40 (41.2%)0.004

Data were expressed as the mean ± SEM.