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Table 4 Correlation between the hematological marker and different parameters

From: Hematological markers and ultrasound 7-joint inflammation score as add-on tools in the assessment of inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis patients

 

Laboratory investigation

NLR

PLR

RDW

MPV

PDW

rs

P

rs

P

rs

P

rs

P

rs

P

Disease duration (years)

0.223

0.104

0.219

0.111

0.333*

0.014*

0.239

0.081

0.308*

0.024*

TJC

0.276*

0.043*

0.295*

0.031*

0.091

0.514

0.071

0.608

0.061

0.660

SJC

0.345*

0.011*

0.187

0.176

0.258

0.060

− 0.081

0.561

0.149

0.281

VAS (mm)

0.348*

0.010*

0.269*

0.050*

0.252

0.066

− 0.014

0.921

0.139

0.315

ESR (mm/hr)

0.072

0.605

0.295*

0.031*

0.042

0.763

0.189

0.171

− 0.061

0.661

CRP (mg/dl)

0.154

0.265

0.043

0.757

0.082

0.554

0.163

0.240

0.011

0.937

DAS 28 (ESR)

0.305*

0.025*

0.314*

0.021*

0.133

0.336

0.081

0.560

0.043

0.755

DAS 28 (CRP)

0.327*

0.016*

0.283*

0.038*

0.157

0.257

0.062

0.656

0.119

0.391

  1. r Pearson coefficient, rs Spearman coefficient
  2. TJC tender joint count, SJC swollen joint count, VAS visual analog scale, ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate, CRP C reactive protein, DAS disease activity score, PDW platelet distribution width, MPV mean platelet volume, RDW red cell distribution width, NLR neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio, PLR platelet lymphocyte ratio
  3. *Statistically significant at P≤ 0.05, P value ≤0.01: highly significant