Research Article

Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio and Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio in Blood to Distinguish Lung Cancer Patients from Healthy Subjects

Table 1

Characteristics of the study participants.

Lung cancer group ()Control group () value value

Male (%)118 (56.2)154 (59.0)0.3770.539
Age (years)65 (58-70)61 (48-75)26077.50.366
WBC (×109/L)5.9 (4.7-7.1)5.4 (4.7-6.2)22420.00.001
HGB (g/L)126 (114-136)143 (134-154)11811.0<0.001
RDW (%)13.0 (12.3-14.1)13.4 (13.0-13.9)22159.0<0.001
PDW (fL)12.1 (10.5-13.9)16.7 (16.4-17.1)4478.0<0.001
NLR2.43 (1.67-3.48)1.77 (1.39-2.20)17290.0<0.001
PLR143.52 (97.46-207.97)115.70 (93.50-151.27)20680.0<0.001
AST (U/L)22 (18-28)23 (20-28)22979.50.003
UR (mmol/L)5.7 (4.4-6.9)5.2 (4.2-6.3)24085.50.024
GLU (mmol/L)5.39 (4.89-5.94)5.59 (5.25-6.31)21739.5<0.001

Categorical variable; chi-squared test value. Abbreviation: AST: aspartate transaminase; UR: urea; GLU: glucose; WBC: white blood cell; HGB: hemoglobin; RDW: red blood cell distribution width; PDW: platelet distribution width; NLR: neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio; PLR: platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio.