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ArticleCureus2024

Neutrophil Lymphocyte Ratio as a Predictor of Stroke Severity in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Single-Center Study.

Karan Pal Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Tanveer Singh, Sukhmandeep Kaur, Tinish Mittal, Meena Goyal, Pugazhendi Inban, Agaba Barnett James Musiime, Madiha D Haseeb, Aadil Khan

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Karan Pal SinghInternal Medicine, Gandhi Medical College, Bhopal, Bhopal, IND.
Ramandeep SinghCollege of Medicine, Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) Jalandhar, Jalandhar, IND.
Tanveer SinghUtilization Review, Good Samaritan Hospital, Bakersfield, USA.
Sukhmandeep KaurInternal Medicine, Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) Jalandhar, Jalandhar, IND.
Tinish MittalInternal Medicine, Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) Jalandhar, Jalandhar, IND.
Meena GoyalInternal Medicine, Punjab Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS) Jalandhar, Jalandhar, IND.
Pugazhendi InbanGeneral Medicine, Government Medical College, Omandurar, Chennai, IND.
Agaba Barnett James MusiimeInternal Medicine, Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), London, GBR.
Madiha D HaseebNeurology, Dow University of Health Sciences, Karachi, PAK.
Aadil KhanTrauma Surgery, OSF St. Francis Medical Centre, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, USA.

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introductionType 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is associated with various microvascular and macrovascular complications. Stroke, being a vascular complication, is associated with severe morbidity and mortality. Neutrophil lymphocyte ratio (NLR), a crude, inexpensive, and rather easily available modality to detect inflammation, has been utilized to find the extent of inflammation in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. In this study, we find the effect of hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) on NLR and the effect of NLR on stroke severity index. AIMS AND

objectivesThis study aims to determine the use of the NLR in predicting stroke severity in a type 2 diabetes mellitus patient. MATERIALS AND

methodsThis study is an observational cross-sectional study. A total of 400 patients were enrolled, all of whom had type 2 diabetes mellitus, with 200 of them diagnosed with an ischemic stroke. The National Institute of Health stroke scale (NIHSS) was used to standardize stroke severity and NLR was calculated from differential counts.

resultsThe mean NLR for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus was 3.87 ± 0.76 (mean ± SD), while for those with type 2 diabetes mellitus and stroke, it was 7.89 ± 1.29 (mean ± SD), with a statistically significant p-value < 0.001. Additionally, for every 1 unit increase in HbA1c, the NLR increased by 0.38 in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients and 0.86 in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with stroke. Furthermore, each 1-unit increase in NLR corresponded to a rise of 0.80 in the stroke severity index.

conclusionThe study shows a significant correlation between NLR in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients and stroke in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients. Also, it shows the significance of NLR in predicting stroke severity.

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“hba1c”“ischemic stroke”national institute of health stroke scale (nihss)“stroke severity”“type 2 diabetes mellitus”

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PMCPMC10848180

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