Neuen, Brendon, Leather, Nicole, Greenwood, Alice, Gunnarsson, Ronny, Baer, R.A., Nigam, A., Ismael, I., Berlund, Lois, and Mantha, Murty (2014) Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio as a marker of inflammation and predictor of mortality in patients with end-stage kidney disease. In: Nephrology. 238. p. 80. From: 50th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology, 24-27 August 2014, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.

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Abstract

Aim: To examine the value of neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) as a marker of inflammation and predictor of all-cause mortality in patients with end-stage kidney disease (ESKD).

Background: NLR is a marker of systemic inflammation that has been shown to predict mortality in patients with coronary and peripheral vascular disease. In contrast to albumin, NLR is unlikely to be affected by nutritional status. Its prognostic value in ESKD patients is unclear.

Methods: We retrospectively reviewed all consecutive haemodialysis patients between January 2007 and December 2011 at a single centre. We recorded patient's full blood count and other biochemistry three months after commencement of dialysis. Correlations between NLR and other metabolic and inflammatory markers were evaluated using Pearson's r coefficient. The prognostic value of NLR was tested using Kaplan Meier, univariate and multivariate Cox analyses adjusted for Australian and New Zealand Dialysis and Transplant Registry data.

Results: 140 haemodialysis patients were included with median follow-up of 36 months and overall mortality of 41% (58 patients). Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio was positively correlated with C-reactive protein (r = 0.48, P < 0.01) and negatively correlated with haemoglobin (r = -0.32, P < 0.01) and albumin (r = -0.40, P < 0.01). In Kaplan Meier analysis, NLR (stratified into tertiles) was associated with all-cause mortality (log-rank, P = 0.01). In multivariate Cox analysis, NLR was independently associated with all-cause mortality (HR 1.09, 95% CI 1.01– 1.17 P = 0.03). Other predictors of all-cause mortality in multivariate analysis were low albumin (HR 0.89, 95% CI 0.89–0.94 P < 0.01) and history of cardiovascular disease (HR 2.29, 95% CI 1.25–4.48 P = 0.01).

Conclusions: Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio correlates with other markers of systemic inflammation in ESKD patients and is associated with poor survival. The extent to which other confounding factors affect these results is unknown.

Item ID:	37973
Item Type:	Conference Item (Poster)
ISSN:	1440-1797
Additional Information:	Poster abstract published in special issue of Nephrology: 50th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology, 25–27 August 2014, Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre Melbourne, Australia Nephrology, Volume 19, Issue Supplement S4, pages 17–57, August 2014.
Date Deposited:	02 Apr 2015 01:08
FoR Codes:	11 MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES > 1103 Clinical Sciences > 110312 Nephrology and Urology @ 100%
SEO Codes:	92 HEALTH > 9201 Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions) > 920199 Clinical Health (Organs, Diseases and Abnormal Conditions) not elsewhere classified @ 100%
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