Studies related for NLR in AECOPD | |||||||
No. | First author | Published year | Study design | Patients enrolled | Mean age (Years) | Gender (Male %) | Main findings |
1 | Ryuko Furutate [15] | 2015 | RS | 141 | 71.2 | 95.9 | The NLR was significantly higher in AECOPD patients compared to stable patients (p < 0.001) |
2 | Mahsuk Taylan [12] | 2015 | RS | 100 | 63.9 | 60.6 | NLR, CRP, WBC and ESR had significant correlation with the regard of AECOPD patients (P < 0.001, P < 0.001, P < 0.002 and P < 0.0035) respectively. |
3 | Heock Lee [16] | 2016 | CS | 885 | 70.9 | 91.4 | The NLR become a significant predictor during AECOPD (P < 0.041). |
4 | Aida M. Yousef [17] | 2017 | PS | 188 | 48.9 | 62.6 | NLR is significantly higher in patients with AECOPD (P < 0.001) than in stable patients. |
5 | Fei Teng [18] | 2018 | RS | 906 | 81.9 | 42.5 | NLR were significantly higher for 28 days mortality rate in AECOPD (ROC ≥ 8.130%) |
6 | Emine Aksoy [19] | 2018 | RS | 10,592 | 68 | 69 | The median NLR values were significantly higher for patients admitted at OPD/Ward/ICU with neutrophilic and eosinophilic endotypes (P < 0.001 and P = 0.0081), respectively. |