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ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL-INFARCTION;; LONG-TERM MORTALITY;; HEPATOCELLULAR-CARCINOMA;; LIVER-TRANSPLANTATION;; CANCER;; INFLAMMATION;; ASSOCIATION;; RECURRENCE;; SURVIVAL;; RISK;; Multidisciplinary Sciences
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Average Values And Racial Differences Of Neutrophil Lymphocyte Ratio Among A Nationally Representative Sample Of United States Subjects, B. Azab, M. Camacho-Rivera, E. Taioli
Average Values And Racial Differences Of Neutrophil Lymphocyte Ratio Among A Nationally Representative Sample Of United States Subjects, B. Azab, M. Camacho-Rivera, E. Taioli
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Introduction: Several studies reported the negative impact of elevated neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) on outcomes in many surgical and medical conditions. Previous studies used arbitrary NLR cut-off points according to the average of the populations under study. There is no data on the average NLR in the general population. The aim of this study is to explore the average values of NLR and according to race in adult non-institutional United States individuals by using national data. Methods: The National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) of aggregated cross-sectional data collected from 2007 to 2010 was analyzed; data extracted included markers of …