Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio; Mortality; CVD;

Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio Linked to Mortality and CVD

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A US cohort study found that the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) was prospectively associated with all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease (CVD). A Duffy antigen variant locus, a common genetic variant of African origin, was associated with a lower baseline NLR and modified the associations. The study included a population-based longitudinal cohort […]