Table 4

- Comparison of the hematological parameters according to the age groups.

Parameters	<60 years (n=323)	>60 years (n=139)	P-value
TLC	6.95±3.84^b	9.17±6.01^a	<0.001
Absolute neutrophiles	4.89±4.41^b	6.93±6.00^a	<0.001
Absolute lymphocytes	1.65±1.15^a	1.49±0.78^a	0.001
N/L ratio	3.75±4.36^b	6.92±10.57^a	<0.001
Absolute monocytes	0.55±0.30^b	0.64±0.30^a	0.001
Absolute eosinophile	0.06±0.08	0.07±0.21	0.49
Absolute basophile	0.02±0.02	0.02±0.02	0.14
Hb	13.21±1.61^b	12.21±2.32^a	<0.001
RBCs	5.11±0.41^b	4.62±1.16^a	0.046
Platelets	238.79±75.60	244.16±114.29	0.68
ESR	35.04±22.96^b	46.2±27.42^a	0.002
CRP	4.03±4.98^b	5.8±6.93^a	0.013
Ferritin	777.82±137.26	810.52±180.07	0.698
Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD). Groups having the same letters (a or b) showed no significant variation. TLC: total leukocyte count, Hb: hemoglobin, RBCs: red blood cells, N/L: neutrophil-to-lymphocyte, ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate, CRP: C-reactive protein