highly significantp < 0.001
Highly significant ( p < 0.001) but weak positive correlations were found among all biomarkers of inflammation, using Spearman’s correlation coefficient ( r s ): total leukocyte count and NLR ( r s = 0.263), total leukocyte count and CRP ( r s = 0.262), and NLR and CRP ( r s = 0.062).