Association between neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and length of hospital stay in an acute psychiatric hospital: A cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Aim

The available evidence for predicting length of stay in acute psychiatric hospitals includes demographics, diagnosis, and treatment variables. This study aimed to evaluate the association between neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and length of hospital stay in an acute psychiatric hospital.

Methods

A total of 116 patients who were admitted to an acute psychiatric ward at Urawa Neuropsychiatric Sanatorium (Saitama, Japan) from August 2022 to December 2022 were eligible for this study. Laboratory data of lymphocytes and neutrophils were assessed on the first day of admission and NLR was calculated based on the data. Participants were categorized into two groups, high NLR and low NLR, which were set as predictor variables, as well as using NLR as a continuous variable. M

SUBMITTER: Tsuji R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11325829 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature