Clinical significance of the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio as an early predictive marker for adverse outcomes in patients with acute pancreatitis

Table 3 Sequential changes in the neutorphil-lymphocyte ratio of acute pancreatitis between with and without organ failure groups

	All (n = 490)	Organ failure (-)(n = 459)	Organ failure (+)(n = 31)	P value
NLR 0	4.95 (6.15)	4.85 (6.09)	7.09 (7.87)	0.03
NLR 1	4.64 (6.28)	4.49 (6.08)	6.72 (12.37)	0.003
NLR 2	3.39 (4.50)	3.35 (4.29)	6.27 (12.19)	0.002
NLR 3	2.45 (3.47)	2.34 (3.35)	6.24 (8.37)	0.001

Value expressed as median NLR (IQR); IQR: Interquartile range; NLR 0, neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio at admission; NLR 1, on day 1; NLR 2, on day 2; NLR 3, on day 3; P value < 0.05. NLR: Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio.