Pakistan Journal of Health Sciences
Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio and Platelet to Lymphocyte Ratio as Markers of Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an inflammatory disease that adversely affects quality of life by impairing joint function. Objectives: To examine the use of NLR and PLR as activity indicators in RA. To ascertain their independent prediction by examining the relationships between these DAS28-ESR fractions of disease activity and other conventional inflammatory indicators like ESR and CRP. Methods: This study involved 230 rheumatoid arthritis patients assessed in the Department of Rheumatology, Khyber Teaching Hospital …