Table 3

- Cross tabulation for the distribution of patients across various PLR and NLR categories concerning different lengths of stay.

VariablesLength of StayTotalP-value
Short stay <24 hoursMedium stay: 1-3 daysLong stay: 4-7 daysVery long stay: > 7 days
PLR
Normal : <1206 (1.2%)144 (29.4%)66 (13.5%)13 (2.7%)229 (46.8%)9.779 (0.021)
Abnormal : ≥ 1208 (1.6%)170 (34.8%)69 (14.1%)13 (2.7%)260 (53.2%) 
NLR
Normal : 1 - 36 (1.2%)144 (29.4%)66 (13.5%)13 (2.7%)229 (46.8%)0.542 (0.910)
Abnormal: > 38 (1.6%)170 (34.8%)69 (14.1%)13 (2.7%)260 (53.2%) 

p-value significant<0.05