Association of neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio with the severity of coronary artery lesions in patients undergoing coronary angiography for the first time.

Cardiovasc Diagn Ther · 2026 · PMC13184908 · PMID 42164743

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Analyzing NLR categorically (quartiles: Q1: <1.75, Q2: 1.75–2.32, Q3: >2.32–3.48, Q4: >3.48), Q3 (β=13.70, 95% CI: 2.03–25.38, P=0.02) and Q4 (β=14.91, 95% CI: 2.28–27.53, P=0.02) had significant associations with CAD severity in the fully adjusted model, with a significant trend (P for trend=0.007).

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