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Heitmeir, B.
The Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte ratio in Pregnancy
Humanmedizin; [ Diplomarbeit ] Graz Medical University; 2017. pp. [OPEN ACCESS]
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Advisor:: Klaritsch Philipp
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Abstract:: This paper evaluates the development of the Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio and a number of influencing factors in pregnancy. It was established that NLR increases during pregnancy from 2.83±1.57 in the first trimester to 4.77±3.37 in the third trimester. Thus it could be shown that the NLR increases during pregnancy. Further investigations with the additional parameters collected during this study. The focus was to determine which additional factors also influence the NLR value in or during the pregnancy such as maternal age, maternal BMI, maternal height, fundal height and pre-pregnancy weight. In addition, neonatal parameters such as birthweight, length at birth and head circumference were examined for associations with the NLR. No significant dependencies could be found there. The increase of the NLR value during pregnancy is the result of inflammatory processes in pregnancy.