Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio for predicting disease severity and outcomes in children with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

BMC Pulm Med · 2026 · PMC12870814 · PMID 41495735

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borderline significancep = 0.099so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

SMPP analysis: Sample size emerged as the primary contributor ( p = 0.004, R2= 51.2%), while publication year showed borderline significance ( p = 0.099, R2= 19.7%).

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did not reach statistical significanceno p-value reported

Notably, although subgroup analysis indicated age as a relevant factor, the linear effect of age in meta-regression did not reach statistical significance, implying a more complex relationship between age and the predictive value of NLR.

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