Table 2 Characteristics of hospitalized patients based on blood eosinophil count and neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio
From: Can eosinophilia and neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio predict hospitalization in asthma exacerbation?
Eosinophil count | P | NLR | P | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
\(\ge 298\) | \(< 298\) | \(\ge 2.52\) | < 2.52 | |||
n = 68 | n = 23 | n = 53 | n = 38 | |||
Patients’ demographic characteristics | ||||||
Gender | 0.149 | 0.911 | ||||
Female, n (%) | 26 (28.6) | 5 (5.5) | 20 (22) | 11 (12.1) | ||
Male, n (%) | 42 (46.2) | 18 (19.8) | 38 (41.8) | 22 (24.2) | ||
Age (mean years ± SD) | 5.25 \(\pm 3.74\) | \(4.9 \pm 3.38\) | 0.833 | \(6.02 \pm 3.36\) | \(3.67 \pm 3.68\) | < 0.001 |
Hospital course | ||||||
Antibiotic therapy, n (%) | 48 (52.7) | 15 (16.5) | 0.63 | 39 (42.9) | 24 (26.4) | 0.586 |
Admission days (mean ± SD) | \(3.82 \pm 3.37\) | \(3.78 \pm 2.45\) | 0.426 | \(3.72 \pm 3.45\) | \(3.97 \pm 2.58\) | 0.199 |
Eosinophil count (mean ± SD) | \(688.9 \pm 344.1\) | \(140.8 \pm 86.6\) | \(540.7 \pm 377.4\) | \(259.4 \pm 297.1\) | < 0.001 | |
NLR (mean ± SD) | \(5.2 \pm 3.9\) | \(1.9 \pm 2.5\) | < 0.001 | \(6.1 \pm 3.62\) | \(0.97 \pm 0.65\) | |
Associated pneumonia, n (%) | 3 (3.3) | 4 (4.4) | 0.672 | 2 (2.2) | 5 (5.5) | 0.124 |