Research Article

The Role of the Monocyte-to-Lymphocyte Ratio in Acute Ischemic Stroke Patients with Acute Kidney Injury

Table 1

Subjects’ initial features and outcomes.

VariablesALL ()Patients with AKI ()Patients without AKI () value

 Male (%)361 (60.7%)91 (68.4%)270 (58.4%)0.000
 Age (years)0.823
 Comorbidities
 Hypertension436 (73.4%)107 (80.5%)329 (71.4%)0.037
 Diabetes136 (22.9%)43 (32.3%)93 (20.2%)0.003
 Coronary artery disease148 (24.9%)41 (30.8%)107 (23.2%)0.071
 COPD13 (2.2%)7 (5.3%)6 (1.3%)0.016
 eGFR (ml/min/1.73m2)0.000
Laboratory index at NICU admission
  Baseline Scr (umol/l)0.000
  BUN (mmol/l)0.000
  Albumin (g/l)0.364
  Triglyceride (mmol/l)0.087
  PCT (ng/ml)0.24 (0.07, 0.55)0.54 (0.80, 0.72)0.08 (0.05, 0.16)0.001
  White blood count/mm30.314
  CRP11.29 (2.10,18.87)25.78 (17.02,131.59)8.47 (4.6, 56.08)0.002
  Haemoglobin0.005
  NIHSS score<0.001
 GCS score0.000
 PLR<0.001
 MLR<0.001
 NLR<0.001
Neutrophils0.356
Lymphocytes0.092
 Monocytes0.006
 Platelets0.228
 Outcome
 In-hospital mortality114 (3.0%)7 (1.5%)0.026
 RRT22 (1.5%)00.000
 Ventilation43 (7.23%)17 (12.8%)26 (5.6%)0.005
 Hospital stay0.024

MLR: monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio; PLR: platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio; NIHSS: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score; GCS: Glasgow coma score; Scr: serum creatinine; RRT: renal replacement treatment; COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; CRP: C-reactive protein; PCT: procalcitonin; NLR: neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio; HGB: haemoglobin.