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Table 3 Comparison between patients showing good response to treatment and those not responding to plasmapheresis

From: Neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio and response to plasmapheresis in Guillain–Barré syndrome: a prospective observational study

 

Patients with good outcome (26)

Patients with bad outcome (9)

p

Age (years)

29.85 ± 11.49

39.3 ± 16.61

0.07

Sex

 Male

12 (46.2%)

3 (33.3%)

0.5

 Female

14 (53.8%)

6 (66.7%)

 

Hughes disability scale scores 1

3.3 ± 1.15

3 ± 1.6

0.5

Hughes disability scale scores 2

1.54 ± 1.36

1.3 ± 1.8

0.7

NLR 1

3.60 ± 1.18

5.11 ± 1.78

0.006*

NLR 2

2.10 ± 0.66

2.83 ± 0.84

0.05

CRP (mg/dl)

6.5 ± 5.42

6.3 ± 2.92

0.92

ESR (mm/h)

27.1 ± 19.07

32.3 ± 17.04

0.47

  1. NLR1 neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio before plasmapheresis, NLR2 neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio after plasmapheresis, ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate, CRP C-reactive protein
  2. *Statistically significant at p < 0.05