Correlation of maternal neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio with fetal birth weight in preeclampsia
Joint Authors
Ali, Zaima
Zaki, Saimah
Zafar, Uzma
Tausif, Ambrin
Tariq, Sundus
Khalid, Atiqah
Source
Issue
Vol. 48, Issue 1 (31 Jan. 2021), pp.87-92, 6 p.
Publisher
Kuwait University Academic Publication Council
Publication Date
2021-01-31
Country of Publication
Kuwait
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Preeclampsia (PE) is a generalized inflammatory disorder complicating gestation, with most of cases developing in the third trimester.
To evaluate the neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in diagnosed cases of preeclampsia and determine its correlation with fetal birth weight, a cross sectional analytical study was performed in Shaikh Zayed Medical Complex and Jinnah Hospital, Lahore.
The participants included 60 cases of preeclampsia and 60 normotensive controls in third trimester of pregnancy.
All the participants were in the age group of 20-40 years and BMI of 18-25.Total and differential leukocyte count was checked by automated hemoanalyzer and neutrophil lymphocyte ratio was calculated.
Fetal birth weight was recorded immediately after birth.
Statistical analysis was performed by SPSS (version 20).
The p value of <0.05 was considered significant.
NLR was significantly high (p-value < 0.001) in the preeclamptic group with a median value of 2.64(2.0-3.8) as compared to 1.87(1.7-2.0) in the healthy group.
The fetal birth weight was significantly low (p-value < 0.001) in the pregnancies complicated with preeclampsia.
High NLR was negatively correlated with fetal birth weight in preeclampsia (p-value < 0.01).
On logistic regression significant association of high NLR with low fetal birth weight was found after controlling for the confounder gestational age, with an Odds ratio (OR) of 8.28 ( 95% confidence Interval 2.84-24.17).
The area under the Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve for NLR was 0.8.
The optimum cutoff value of NLR was 2.3 with 79% sensitivity and76% specificity.
High maternal NLR in the third trimester in preeclampsia negatively correlates with fetal birth weight and is a simple promising biomarker to predict low fetal birth weight.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Ali, Zaima& Zaki, Saimah& Zafar, Uzma& Tausif, Ambrin& Tariq, Sundus& Khalid, Atiqah. 2021. Correlation of maternal neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio with fetal birth weight in preeclampsia. Kuwait Journal of Science،Vol. 48, no. 1, pp.87-92.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1500229
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Ali, Zaima…[et al.]. Correlation of maternal neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio with fetal birth weight in preeclampsia. Kuwait Journal of Science Vol. 48, no. 1 (Jan. 2021), pp.87-92.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1500229
American Medical Association (AMA)
Ali, Zaima& Zaki, Saimah& Zafar, Uzma& Tausif, Ambrin& Tariq, Sundus& Khalid, Atiqah. Correlation of maternal neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio with fetal birth weight in preeclampsia. Kuwait Journal of Science. 2021. Vol. 48, no. 1, pp.87-92.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1500229
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 91-92
Record ID
BIM-1500229