Research Article

High Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio and Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio Are Associated with Poor Survival in Patients with Hemodialysis

Table 1

Demographic and clinical characteristics of the study patients.

TotalGroup AGroup BGroup CGroup D

Age (year)60 (52-69)0.487
Male (%)55.852.75653.160.50.614
Neutrophil (109/l)4.05 (3.18-5.01)3.02 (2.54-3.66)4.69 (3.94-6)4.68 (3.74-5.95)<0.001
Lymphocyte (109/l)1.17 (0.9-1.5)<0.001
Platelet (109/l)171.5 (134-216)<0.001
Hb (g/l)112 (102-121)116 (108-123)110 (98-116.5)<0.001
ALB (g/l)40.55 (38-42.6)41.4 (38.5-43.2)40.2 (37.83-41.7)40.1 (37.2-42.55)40.2 (38.05-42.55)0.138
Cholesterol (mmol/l)3.83 (3.3-4.6)0.417
TG (mmol/l)1.45 (1.02-2.18)1.64 (1.11-2.25)1.37 (1.02-1.93)1.53 (1.09-2.19)1.32 (0.96-2.25)0.109
Ca (mmol/l)0.433
P (mmol/l)1.99 (1.61-2.3)0.37
CRP (mmol/l)3.55 (1.8-10.28)2.99 (1.77-9.78)3.13 (1.37-8.16)4.87 (2–11.53)3.78 (1.85-11.74)0.445
NLR3.42 (2.54-4.78)4.03 (3.65-5.01)5.09 (4.07-6.62)<0.001
PLR142.38 (110.48-194.55)167.03 (154.16-190.61)120.66 (105.81-133.83)206.01 (168.67-259.43)<0.001

Significant difference according to four groups, . Values are or median (25th-75th percentile), unless specified otherwise. NLR: neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio; PLR: platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio; ALB: albumin; Hb: hemoglobin; TG: triglyceride; Ca: calcium; P: phosphorus; CRP: C-reactive protein.