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Table 2 NLR values at various times before death

From: Neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio has a prognostic value for patients with terminal cancer

Time before death

Numbers of patients

Neutrophils × 109/L, mean ± standard deviation

Lymphocytes × 109/L, mean ± standard deviation

NLR, mean ± standard deviation (median)

3 months

109

4.84 ± 3.99

1.07 ± 0.54

5.64 ± 6.30 (3.83)

2 months

111

5.62 ± 3.45

0.99 ± 0.52

6.65 ± 5.36 (5.38)

4 weeks

112

7.93 ± 5.02

0.87 ± 0.49

12.28 ± 11.25 (8.53)

3 weeks

99

7.90 ± 4.23

0.78 ± 0.50

13.91 ± 13.83 (10.22)

2 weeks

110

9.10 ± 5.71

0.84 ± 1.03

25.15 ± 36.93 (11.48)

1 week

100

11.53 ± 7.48

0.55 ± 0.41

44.28 ± 56.62 (21.16)

3 days

96

13.50 ± 11.25

0.52 ± 0.71

57.74 ± 61.41 (37.40)