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Table 5 Correlation of DAS28 score, PLR, NLR, and LMR with laboratory parameters

From: Platelet/lymphocyte, neutrophil/lymphocyte, and lymphocyte/monocyte ratios as biomarkers for rheumatoid arthritis: correlation with disease activity

Ā 

DAS28

PLR

NLR

LMR

r

p

r

p

r

p

r

p

ESR

0.666**

ā€‰<ā€‰0.001

0.291**

0.001

0.398**

ā€‰<ā€‰0.001

-0.232*

0.011

CRP

0.599**

ā€‰<ā€‰0.001

0.222*

0.015

0.302**

0.001

-0.16

0.081

Hemoglobin

-0.252*

0.005

-0.131

0.154

-0.175

0.056

0.082

0.373

Platelets

0.325*

ā€‰<ā€‰0.001

0.469**

ā€‰<ā€‰0.001

0.069

0.453

-0.088

0.338

WBCs

0.167

0.06

0.124

0.178

0.09

0.331

0.004

0.965

Lymphocytes

-0.573**

ā€‰<ā€‰0.001

-0.836**

ā€‰<ā€‰0.001

-.833**

ā€‰<ā€‰0.001

0.746**

ā€‰<ā€‰0.001

Neutrophils

0.588**

ā€‰<ā€‰0.001

0.347**

ā€‰<ā€‰0.001

0.733**

ā€‰<ā€‰0.001

-0.370**

ā€‰<ā€‰0.001

Monocytes

0.702**

ā€‰<ā€‰0.001

0.190*

0.037

0.225*

0.013

-0.729**

ā€‰<ā€‰0.001

RF

0.161

0.08

0.169

0.066

0.122

0.183

-0.065

0.48

ACPA

0.129

0.161

0.04

0.661

0.115

0.21

-0.139

0.13

  1. Where: PLR is platelet/lymphocyte ratio, NLR is neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio, and LMR is lymphocyte/monocyte ratio
  2. Where * means low correlation, and ** means high correlation