Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio as an Initial Screening Biomarker for Differential Diagnosis of Cushing’s Syndrome from Nonfunctional Adenoma in Patients with an Adrenal Mass

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NLR and white blood cell, neutrophil, and lymphocyte counts in groups of patients with CS or a nonfunctional adrenal mass. (a) Neutrophil and lymphocyte counts in the two groups. The mean white blood cell counts ( vs. (×10⁹/L), ) and neutrophil count ( vs. (×10⁹/L), ) were significantly higher, and the mean lymphocyte count was significantly lower ( vs. (×10⁹/L), ], in the CS group. Data are presented as the . (Student’s t test). (b) NLR for the two groups. The NLR (3.38 (2.33, 5.45) vs. 2.13 (1.74, 3.00), ) was significantly higher in the CS group. Data are presented as the median (interquartile range). (Mann–Whitney tests). The number in each . Abbreviations: WBC: white blood cell count; NE: neutrophil count; LY: lymphocyte count; NLR: neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio; CS: Cushing’s syndrome.

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