Role of neutrophil-lymphocyte-ratio in the mortality of males diagnosed with COVID-19

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: With this study, for the first time among patients diagnosed with COVID-19, the neutrophil-lymphocyte-ratios of men and women were compared. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study was conducted with 80 patients and the data was gained retrospectively on the electronic documents...

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Autores principales: Belice, Tahir, Demir, Ismail, Yüksel, Arif
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7340610/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32685114
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Sumario:BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: With this study, for the first time among patients diagnosed with COVID-19, the neutrophil-lymphocyte-ratios of men and women were compared. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study was conducted with 80 patients and the data was gained retrospectively on the electronic documents of the hospital. RESULTS: The neutrophil-lymphocyte-ratio was statistically significant and higher in the male than the women for all ages and geriatric patients (p<0.05). CONCLUSION: The higher neutrophil-lymphocyte-ratio in older males diagnosed with COVID-19 could be a causative reason for the higher mortality rates in men. We hope that these findings would be helpful for further studies.

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