Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) in Canine Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Albumin 1 | CRP 2 | Cholesterol 2 | NLR 2 | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Minimum | - | 0 | 67 | 0.93 |
25% percentile | - | 0.1 | 115 | 2.53 |
Median | - | 0.4 | 145 | 4.78 |
75% percentile | - | 0.75 | 190.5 | 6.56 |
Maximum | - | 2.7 | 341 | 48.64 |
Mean | 2.66 | - | - | - |
Std. deviation | 0.79 | - | - | - |
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Benvenuti, E.; Pierini, A.; Gori, E.; Lucarelli, C.; Lubas, G.; Marchetti, V. Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) in Canine Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Vet. Sci. 2020, 7, 141. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci7030141
Benvenuti E, Pierini A, Gori E, Lucarelli C, Lubas G, Marchetti V. Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) in Canine Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Veterinary Sciences. 2020; 7(3):141. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci7030141
Chicago/Turabian StyleBenvenuti, Elena, Alessio Pierini, Eleonora Gori, Claudia Lucarelli, George Lubas, and Veronica Marchetti. 2020. "Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) in Canine Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD)" Veterinary Sciences 7, no. 3: 141. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci7030141