Retrospective analysis of prognostic value of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in early miscarriages: A 8-year survey

This study aims to identify prognostic value of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in early miscarriages. A total of 260 pregnant women with vaginal spotting were recruited from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the Kyung Hee Medical Center from January 1, 2011, and December 31, 2018. Venous samples were obtained from the women for measurements of platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio, lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio, and NLR. All the patients were in < 14 gestational weeks of their pregnancy. Eighty-four patients were excluded because of incomplete data, loss of follow-up, and serious medical diseases. We enrolled 176 women for analysis and divided them into two groups. Group 1 included 104 women with threatened abortion; and group 2, 72 women with missed abortion. A significant difference in NLR was found between the groups (p = 0.001; P < .01). The multivariate analysis also revealed that NLR was the only prognostic factor of early miscarriage (odd ratio [OR], 0.732; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.612–0.881, P = .001). The area under the Receiver-operating characteristic of NLR for distinguishing between the missed and threatened abortion groups was 0.792, and the best cutoff value was 5.72 (P < .05).