Research Article

Prognostic Utility of the Combination of Platelet Count with Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio in Aged Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention

Table 1

Baseline characteristics.

CharacteristicsLow PLC and low NLR (n = 145)Either low PLC or low NLR (n = 351)High PLC and high NLR (n = 141)

Age, year72.40 ± 5.2871.95 ± 5.2072.31 ± 4.830.615
Gender (male), n (%)105 (72.41)227 (64.67)85 (60.28)0.088
Smoke and drink, n (%)59 (40.69)140 (39.89)54 (38.30)0.914
Hypertension, n (%)85 (58.62)205 (58.40)89 (63.12)0.610
Prior CHD, n (%)23 (15.86)37 (10.54)12 (8.51)0.116
Diabetes, n (%)35 (24.14)93 (26.50)38 (26.95)0.831
Stroke, n (%)15 (10.34)54 (15.38)16 (11.35)0.237
SBP on admission (mmHg)130.99 ± 24.30130.01 ± 24.07125.53 ± 25.940.117
DBP on admission (mmHg)75.18 ± 14.2275.61 ± 14.0974.77 ± 16.140.806
HR on admission (beats/min)73.43 ± 11.2577.08 ± 15.5982.74 ± 19.67<0.001
Pain to reperfusion (h)16.70 ± 8.1414.16 ± 8.9912.32 ± 8.27<0.001
Hospitalization day8.28 ± 5.128.44 ± 6.4310.21 ± 9.500.024
Killip class, III-IV, n (%)11 (7.59)50 (14.25)37 (26.24)<0.001
Diagnosis
STEMI57 (39.31)209 (59.54)95 (67.38)<0.001
NSTEMI88 (60.69)142 (40.46)46 (32.62)<0.001
LVEF (%)55.86 ± 12.3352.72 ± 12.2149.92 ± 12.27<0.001
Creatinine (μmol/l)87.10 ± 26.9192.98 ± 39.3493.60 ± 35.440.202
AST (u/l)55.45 ± 68.7290.26 ± 106.13136.06 ± 129.10<0.001
ALT (u/l)28.68 ± 39.3036.15 ± 37.7843.52 ± 44.940.007
NT-proBNP (pg/ml)3863.64 ± 6575.654813.60 ± 7299.855702.91 ± 11031.690.161
CTnI (pg/ml)10058.40 ± 15443.8514747.61 ± 18692.7222783.39 ± 20504.55<0.001
HDL (mmol/l)1.09 ± 0.411.08 ± 0.441.17 ± 0.500.124
LDL (mmol/l)2.52 ± 0.922.52 ± 0.922.79 ± 1.090.012
Total triglyceride (mmol/l)1.36 ± 0.811.39 ± 1.091.20 ± 1.080.169
Total cholesterol (mmol/l)4.00 ± 1.074.04 ± 1.094.42 ± 1.250.001
WBC count (109/l)6.97 ± 2.359.00 ± 3.1912.37 ± 4.58<0.001
PLC (109/l)153.80 ± 26.76201.10 ± 65.48258.08 ± 62.10<0.001
Neutrophil count (109/l)4.62 ± 1.866.97 ± 3.3210.70 ± 4.29<0.001
Lymphocyte count (109/l)1.67 ± 0.631.42 ± 0.681.02 ± 0.47<0.001
Monocyte count (109/l)0.52 ± 0.200.56 ± 0.280.61 ± 0.390.025
Hemoglobin (mg/dl)129.19 ± 18.56126.94 ± 19.25123.43 ± 17.860.033
NLR2.92 ± 1.036.61 ± 6.3512.29 ± 7.17<0.001
Medications in hospital, n (%)
Aspirin140 (96.55)338 (96.30)132 (93.62)0.356
Clopidogrel135 (93.10)337 (96.01)131 (92.91)0.244
Beta-blocker108 (74.48)250 (71.23)94 (66.67)0.342
ACEI/ARB109 (75.17)244 (69.52)92 (65.25)0.184
Statin144 (99.31)343 (97.72)136 (96.45)0.254

Mean ± SD and n (%) are reported for continuous and categorical variables, respectively. Abbreviations: SD, standard deviation; PLC, platelet count; NLR, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio; COP-NLR, combination of platelet count and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio; CHD, coronary heart disease; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HR, heart rate; STEMI, ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction; NSTEMI, non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction; LVEF, left ventricular ejection fraction; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; NT-proBNP, N-terminal probrain natriuretic peptide; CTnI, cardiac troponin I; HDL, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; WBC, white blood cell; SII, systemic immune-inflammatory index; ACEI/ARB, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor/angiotensin II receptor blocker.