Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio may predict coronary artery disease in geriatric patients

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  • Muhammet Cemal KIZILARSLANO?LU, [MD] Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatrics
  • Mehmet Emin KUYUMCU, [MD] Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatrics
  • Mustafa Kemal KILIÇ, [MD] Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatrics
  • Esat ÇINAR, [MD] Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatrics,
  • Özgür KARA, [MD] Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatrics,
  • Güne? ARIK, [MD] Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatrics,
  • Burcu KIZILARSLANO?LU, [MD] Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine
  • Meltem HALİL Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatrics
  • Yusuf YE??L, [MD] Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatrics
  • Burcu Balam YAVUZ, [MD] Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatrics
  • Mustafa CANKURTARAN, [MD] Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatrics
  • Servet ARIO?UL, [MD] Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatrics

Abstract

Objective: Neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is a new, inexpensive and easily applicable indicator and one of the markers showing inflammation that plays an important role in the pathogenesis of coronary artery disease (CAD). There is currently no data showing the association between NLR and CAD in geriatric patients. Herein, we aimed to determine this relationship in this study. Materials and Methods: This is a cross-sectional study involving 507 patients of whom 239 were diagnosed with CAD while 268 were not. The patients’ demographic characteristics, illnesses, laboratory parameters and NLRs at the time of admission were investigated. Results: Mean age, gender rate, and comorbidities of the patients were similar between two groups. NLR was higher in patients with CAD than controls (2.34 vs. 2.03, p=0.003, respectively). Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis suggested that optimum NLR cut-off point for CAD was 1.96 with 66.5% sensitivity and 48.8% specificity, 54.1% positive predictive values and 61.7% negative predictive values (AUC=0.575). Multivariate regression analysis revealed that NLR (OR: 1.208, 95% CI: 1.008–1.447, p = 0.041) and cigarette smoking (OR: 2.281, 95% CI: 1.037–5.019, p=0.040) were independently correlated with CAD. Conclusion: It has been shown that geriatric patients with CAD have higher NLR, and this new marker may be an independent correlate for CAD in geriatric patients.

Key words: Coronary artery disease; neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio; elderly; geriatric; neutrophils; lymphocytes

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2017-11-06

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KIZILARSLANOĞLU MC, KUYUMCU ME, KILIÇ MK, ÇINAR E, KARA Ö, ARIK G, KIZILARSLANOĞLU B, HALİL M, YEŞİL Y, YAVUZ BB, CANKURTARAN M, ARIOĞUL S. Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio may predict coronary artery disease in geriatric patients. Acta Medica [Internet]. 2017 Nov. 6 [cited 2024 Dec. 14];46(1):58-63. Available from: https://www.actamedica.org/index.php/actamedica/article/view/117

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