Diagnostic Accuracy of Preoperative Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte and Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratios in Detecting Occult Papillary Thyroid Microcarcinomas in Benign Multinodular Goitres

Table 2

Comparison of subgroups MNG, HLT, PTMC, and PTC.

	MNG	HLT	PTMC	PTC	value
	160	30	113	94
Sex
Male	35 (21.8%)	2 (6.7%)	31 (27.4%)	26 (27.7%)
Female	125 (78.1%)	28 (93.3%)	82 (72.6%)	68 (72.3%)	0.08
Age (years)	55.4 ± 14.2	52.4 ± 12.4	52.2 ± 13.6	50.2 ± 16.1	0.04
Thyroid weight (gr)	38.9 ± 31.4	22 ± 12	28.9 ± 21.5	37.2 ± 49.9	0.01
TSH (mIU/L)	1.09 ± 0.76	1.44 ± 0.96	1.45 ± 1.51	1.40 ± 1.45	0.1
WBC (cells/ml)	6916 ± 1845	7230 ± 1813	7421 ± 2161	7691 ± 2146	0.06
Neutro (cells/ml)	4138 ± 1476	4423 ± 1477	4686 ± 1850	4854 ± 1614	0.015
Lympho (cells/ml)	2056 ± 586	2069 ± 663	2051 ± 558	2109 ± 789	0.94
Platelets (cells ×1000/ml)	249 ± 71	254 ± 79	246 ± 66	256 ± 59	0.83
NLR (mean ± SD)	2.14 ± 0.85	2.26 ± 0.79	2.40 ± 0.96	2.54 ± 1.10	0.026
PLR (mean ± SD)	131 ± 58	128 ± 44	129 ± 55	134 ± 50	0.0002