Table 2 The clinical characteristics of PLR groups.

From: Platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio predicts short-term mortality in patients with moderate to severe traumatic brain injury

 

Group1

(n = 42)

Group2

(n = 43)

Group3

(n = 43)

Group4

(n = 42)

p-value

Age, years

51.2 \(\pm 16.2\)

50.9 \(\pm 14.7\)

52.1 \(\pm 15.7\)

52.3 \(\pm 14.6\)

0.967

Gender, n (%)

0.124

Male

36 (85.7)

36 (83.7)

29 (67.4)

35 (83.3)

 

Female

6 (14.3)

7 (16.3)

14 (32.6)

7 (16.7)

 

Hypertension, n (%)

0.834

No

35 (83.3)

33 (76.7)

36 (83.7)

34 (81.0)

 

Yes

7 (16.7)

10 (23.3)

7 (16.3)

8 (19.0)

 

Diabetes, n (%)

0.890

No

40 (95.2)

40 (93.0)

39 (90.7)

38 (90.5)

 

Yes

2 (4.8)

3 (7.0)

4 (9.3)

4 (9.5)

 

Time of injury, hours

10 (7, 17.5)

11 (6, 24)

15 (3, 24)

3 (1.9, 18.3)

0.002

Category of injury, n (%)

0.960

Car accident

19 (46.3)

22 (51.2)

23 (53.5)

25 (61.0)

 

Motorcycle

4 (9.8)

4 (9.3)

5 (11.6)

3 (7.3)

 

Fall from height

12 (29.3)

12 (27.9)

9 (20.9)

10 (24.4)

 

Fall

6 (14.6)

5 (11.6)

6 (14.0)

3 (7.3)

 

GCS

0.034

Moderate

14 (33.3)

10 (23.3)

10 (23.3)

3 (7.1)

 

Severe

28 (66.7)

33 (76.7)

33 (76.7)

39 (92.9)

 

Pupillary, n (%)

0.334

Symmetry

26 (61.9)

28 (65.1)

30 (71.4)

22 (52.4)

 

Asymmetry

16 (38.1)

15 (34.9)

12 (28.6)

20 (47.6)

 

Rotterdam CT score

2.5 \(\pm 1.1\)

2.4 \(\pm 1.2\)

2.9 \(\pm 1.2\)

3.5 \(\pm 1.3\)

< 0.001

Neurosurgery, n (%)

0.767

No

22 (52.4)

25 (58.1)

21 (48.8)

20 (47.6)

 

Yes

20 (47.6)

18 (41.9)

22 (51.2)

22 (52.4)

 

Blood transfusion, n (%)

0.112

No

30 (71.4)

29 (67.4)

28 (65.1)

20 (47.6)

 

Yes

12 (28.6)

14 (32.6)

15 (34.9)

22 (52.4)

 

Platelet (\(\times {10}^{9}/l\))

202.9 \(\pm 50.2\)

181.5 \(\pm 62.4\)

175.3 \(\pm 56.6\)

161.5 \(\pm 77.7\)

0.025

Lymphocyte (\(\times {10}^{9}/l\))

0.5 (0.4, 0.5)

0.7 (0.5, 0.8)

0.9 (0.8, 1.3)

1.9 (1.2, 2.9)

< 0.001

PLR

412.1 (370.7, 483.9)

255.6 (230.8, 295.2)

176.7 (151.4, 192.4)

86.4 (65.2, 105.7)

< 0.001