Predictive Performance Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio of Acute Tonsillitis with Deep Neck Space Infection in Adult Patients
Table 3
Comparison between the patients with higher and lower NLR group.
Variables
Low NLR group <3.09
High NLR group ≥3.09
-value
n = 115
n = 317
Age
42.6 ± 17.00
41.9 ± 16.19
0.724
Male sex
54 (47.0%)
193 (60.9%)
0.010
Systolic blood pressure (mmHg)
134.6 ± 21.69
132.28 ± 17.26
0.260
Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg)
81.7 ± 13.89
78.6 ± 13.90
0.210
Pulse rate (beats/min)
85.4 ± 19.89
69.6 ± 17.14
<0.001
Body temperature (°C)
36.9 ± 0.64
37.7 ± 0.9131
<0.001
Laboratory test
Hemoglobin (g/dL)
13.7 ± 1.51
14.0 ± 1.46
0.054
Hematocrit (%)
39.5 ± 4.20
40.2 ± 3.92
0.108
White blood cell (109/L)
8.2 ± 3.30
13.3 ± 4.06
<0.001
Neutrophil (%)
56.1 ± 11.0
79.2 ± 6.61
<0.001
Lymphocyte (%)
33.0 ± 10.5
12.1 ± 4.83
<0.001
Platelet (109/L)
241.5 ± 69.94
238.3 ± 65.42
0.668
Blood urea nitrogen (mg/dL)
14.0 ± 5.89
12.4 ± 5.47
0.008
Creatinine (mg/dL)
0.8 ± 0.17
0.9 ± 0.38
0.051
C-reactive protein (mg/dL)
1.8 ± 2.42
7.0 ± 6.48
<0.001
Aspartate aminotransferase (IU/L)
28.8 ± 18.68
25.6 ± 19.17
0.134
Alanine aminotransferase (IU/L)
33.1 ± 43.90
28.2 ± 34.02
0.225
Sodium (mmol/L)
138.3 ± 2.57
136.7 ± 2.81
<0.001
Potassium (mmol/L)
3.9 ± 0.36
3.9 ± 0.36
0.431
NLR
1.9 ± 0.69
8.3 ± 5.18
<0.001
With DNI
15 (13.0%)
108 (34.1%)
<0.001
GW admission
8 (7.0%)
89 (28.1%)
<0.001
ICU admission
1 (0.9%)
6 (1.9%)
0.457
Hospital length
0.4 ± 2.29
1.8 ± 5.87
0.017
NLR, neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio; DNI, deep neck infection; GW admission, general wards admission; ICU admission, intensive care unit admission. Bold values are statistically significant with a value less than 0.05.
