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ArticleJournal of diabetes and metabolic disorders2024

Comparison of neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio, platelet to lymphocyte ratio, and C-reactive protein in predicting osteomyelitis in patients with diabetic foot ulcer.

Fatemeh Asadian, Fatemeh Khani, Arya Derakhshesh, Mohammad Ali Takhshid

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  2. Inflammation, diabetic foot and related treatments.Frontiers in endocrinology · 2025
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Fatemeh AsadianDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Paramedical Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Fatemeh KhaniDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Paramedical Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Arya DerakhsheshDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Paramedical Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
Mohammad Ali TakhshidDepartment of Medical Laboratory Sciences, School of Paramedical Sciences, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.ORCID 0000-0003-0246-3765

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Introduction: Neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet/ lymphocyte ratio (PLR) are readily available and inexpensive biomarkers that have received great attention for diagnosing type 2 diabetes(T2DM) complications. The objective of the present cross-sectional study was to compare diagnostic values of these biomarkers with C-reactive protein(CRP) in detecting diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) and osteomyelitis (OS) and discriminating between the degree of DFU according to Wagner's classification. Methods: A total of 217 individuals (42 healthy controls, 40 T2DM patients without DFU, and 135 patients with DFU) were enrolled. The DFU patients were classified according to Wagner's classification into grade 1, grade 2, and grade 3. Blood samples were obtained and various biochemical and hematological parameters including creatine, CRP, HbA1c, NLR, and PLR were measured. Results: The levels of CRP, PLR, and NLR were significantly higher in the patients with DFU and OS compared to healthy controls and T2DM patients without DFU. The median values of CRP were correlated with the severity of DFU and increased with DFU grades. The highest values of CRP, NLR, and PLR were observed in the DFU patients with OS which were significantly higher than those of DFU patients with grades 1 and 2 as well as T2DM patients without DFU. The PLR and NLR had no significant performance in diagnosing DFU patients with grades 1 and 2 from the patients without DFU. Conclusion: Supplementary Information: The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s40200-023-01327-w.

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C-reactive proteinDiabetic foot ulcerNeutrophil to lymphocyte ratioOsteomyelitisPlatelet to lymphocyte ratioWagner classification

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PMCPMC11196474

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