Role of neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio in prediction of disease progression in patients with stage-4 chronic kidney disease.

Conclusion: Our results suggest that N/L ratio may predict the progression rate of stage 4 chronic kidney disease to dialysis. It is an easily accessible and useful marker for monitoring CKD patients in clinical practice.
PMID: 22573523 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Journal of Nephrology)