title: Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio is associated with low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in healthy young men.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  It has been reported that the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio is significantly elevated in patients with low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (<35 mg/dL). But in this study, some patients had hypertension that may have affected the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio. This study consisted of 1274 asymptomatic healthy young men. In contrast with the previous study, we investigated the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio in healthy young men with low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol compared with controls.
  
  
  METHODS
  We studied 1274 asymptomatic young males (military personnel screening) who underwent routine health check-up. Of them, 102 subjects had low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio was significantly higher among the men with low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol than that of the control group (P < 0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  We conclude that the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio is significantly elevated in asymptomatic healthy young men with low high-density lipoprotein cholesterol compared with control participants.
authors.affiliation: Healthy Service Command, Turkish Armed Forces, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Duran
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tok
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Diyarbakır Military Hospital, Diyarbakır, Turkey.
authors.forename: Sinan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iscen
authors.affiliation: Department of Family Medicine, Diyarbakır Military Hospital, Diyarbakır, Turkey.
authors.forename: Salim
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ozenc
keywords: Neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio; high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; inflammation