Research Article

Monocyte-to-Lymphocyte Ratio Was an Independent Factor of the Severity of Spinal Tuberculosis

Table 1

Comparison of clinical data in spinal tuberculosis and nonspinal tuberculosis.

CharacteristicsNonspinal tuberculosis
( =353)
Spinal tuberculosis
( =347)
-value

Gender
 Female46 (13%)145 (42%)<0.001
 Male307 (87%)202 (58%)
Age
 Mean ± SD35.4 ± 10.449.4 ± 17.3<0.001
BMI
 Mean ± SD24.6 ± 9.0020.5 ± 3.15<0.001
ESR
 Mean ± SD30.9 ± 22.339.3 ± 25.0<0.001
CRP
 Mean ± SD31.0 ± 40.531.1 ± 40.40.974
WBC
 Mean ± SD8.23 ± 2.047.30 ± 2.76<0.001
HGB
 Mean ± SD132 ± 17.7120 ± 17.7<0.001
PLT
 Mean ± SD318 ± 96.7303 ± 1040.039
Percentage of neutrophils
 Mean ± SD0.630 ± 0.09720.628 ± 0.1230.746
Neutrophil count
 Mean ± SD5.27 ± 1.824.71 ± 2.42<0.001
Percentage of lymphocytes
 Mean ± SD0.262 ± 0.08360.237 ± 0.106<0.001
Lymphocyte count
 Mean ± SD2.09 ± 0.6951.64 ± 0.843<0.001
Monocyte count
 Mean ± SD0.645 ± 0.2480.652 ± 0.2910.74
Percentage of monocytes
 Mean ± SD0.0790 ± 0.02520.0960 ± 0.0579<0.001
PMR
 Mean ± SD541 ± 201528 ± 2420.458
MLR
 Mean ± SD0.332 ± 0.1530.487 ± 0.323<0.001
PLR
 Mean ± SD167 ± 74.6228 ± 137<0.001
NLR
 Mean ± SD2.84 ± 1.683.69 ± 3.20<0.001
PNR
 Mean ± SD66.5 ± 30.275.3 ± 35.8<0.001