Association of Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio with Stroke-Associated Pneumonia in Acute Ischemic Stroke

Table 2

Comparison of the characteristics between subgroups based on the median PLR.

Characteristics	Low PLR	High PLR	P value
	N = 147 (PLR<126.67)	N = 148 (PLR≥126.67)
Age, years, mean ± SD	68.8 ± 12.2	70.0 ± 11.7	0.346
Baseline NIHSS, median (IQR)	3 (1, 5)	4 (2, 8)	0.047
Dysphagia	17 (11.6)	32 (21.6)	0.020
Atrial fibrillation, n (%)	17 (11.6)	29 (19.6)	0.057
TG, mmol/L, median (IQR)	1.2 (1.0, 1.8)	1.1 (0.8, 1.6)	0.004

NIHSS, National Institute of Health Stroke Scale; TG, triglycerides; PLR, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio; SD, standard deviation; IQR, interquartile range. P values less than 0.05 were considered statistically significant.