Association of Neutrophil–Lymphocyte Ratio and the Presence of Neonatal Sepsis

Table 4

Multivariate logistic regression analysis for prediction of neonatal sepsis.

Model	Variables	OR (95% CI)
Model 1	NLR	1.450 (1.340-1.569)	< 0.001
	NLR tertiles
	Tertile 1	1
	Tertile 2	1.000 (0.776-1.288)	1.000
	Tertile 3	2.751 (2.124–3.562)	< 0.001
Model 2	NLR	1.445 (1.301–1.604)	< 0.001
	NLR tertiles
	Tertile 1	1
	Tertile 2	1.116 (0.804-1.550)	0.511
	Tertile 3	2.796 (1.941–4.029)	< 0.001
Model 3	NLR	1.331 (1.190–1.489)	< 0.001
	NLR tertiles
	Tertile 1	1
	Tertile 2	0.987 (0.707-1.378)	0.938
	Tertile 3	2.039 (1.395–2.980)	< 0.001

Abbreviations as in Table 1. Model 1: unadjusted. Model 2: adjusted for age, heart rate, respiratory rate, weight, TP, ALB, CREA, and TBIL. Model 3: adjusted for age, heart rate, respiratory rate, weight, TP, ALB, CREA, TBIL, PCT, and hsCRP.