Open AccessNeutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio and Outcomes in Louisiana COVID-19 Patients
Author(s) -
Danielle Tatum,
Sharven Taghavi,
August Houghton,
John Stover,
Eman A. Toraih,
Juan Duchesne
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
shock
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.095
H-Index - 117
eISSN - 1540-0514
pISSN - 1073-2322
DOI - 10.1097/shk.0000000000001585
Subject(s) - medicine , body mass index , proportional hazards model , population , mortality rate , diabetes mellitus , receiver operating characteristic , prospective cohort study , environmental health , endocrinology
Due to the rapidly escalating number of cases and the low baseline of overall health in Louisiana, we sought to determine the prognostic value of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in hospitalized COVID patients in two major metropolitan areas with the highest prevalence of cases and exceedingly high rates of obesity and other comorbid conditions. We hypothesized that elevated NLR would be a prognostic indicator of mortality.