Evaluation of The Prognostic Values with Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Manimekalai P, Suresh Kanna S, Vijaykumar Edward and Anandan P

The prognostic value of NLR for COPD remains controversial. The NLR was an effective predictor for respiratory hospitalization, while another study showed the NLR had no signi?cant association with COPD exacerbation.

Abstract

Aging is an important risk factor for most chronic diseases. Patients with COPD develop more comorbidities than non-COPD subjects. We hypothesized that the development of comorbidities characteristically affecting the elderly occur at an earlier age in subjects with the diagnosis of COPD.

Keywords: chronic diseases, pulmonary disease, exacerbation

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