Helikobakter Pilori Enfeksiyonu ile Nötrofil-Lenfosit Oranı, Trombosit-Lenfosit Oranı Ve Nötrofil-Monosit Oranları Arasındaki İlişki

Abstract

Aim: In our study, we aimed to show the relationship between neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio, platelet-lymphocyte ratio, neutrophil-monocyte ratio and mean platelet volume, and Helicobacter pylori positivity and severity.
 Materials and Methods: In this study, we included 596 patients without active and/or chronic disease who underwent upper gastrointestinal system endoscopy due to dyspeptic complaints in a state hospital between July 2021 and July 2022. Demographic and laboratory data were obtained retrospectively from electronic patient records. The patients were divided into two groups as positive and negative for Helicobacter pylori according to the pathology report. Helicobacter pylori presence was defined as none, mild, moderate and severe. Hemogram parameters were compared between the groups.
 Results: Mean age of the patients (n=596) was 41.8 ± 13.57 years, 374 (62.8%) were female, and 331 (55.5%) were Helicobacter pylori positive. There was no statistically significant difference between Helicobacter pylori positive and negative patient groups in terms of age, gender, leukocytes, lymphocytes, monocytes, platelets, hemoglobin, neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio, platelet-lymphocyte ratio, neutrophil-monocyte ratio and mean platelet volume values. When the hemogram parameters were evaluated according to the severity of Helicobacter pylori, a statistically significant difference was found between the groups only in terms of lymphocyte levels (p = 0.028). However, this difference was not considered clinically significant.
 Conclusion: Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio, platelet-lymphocyte ratio, neutrophil-monocyte ratio and mean platelet volume are thought to be popular recently and easy, accessible and inexpensive parameters for diagnosis and degree of inflammation in many systemic diseases, but in our study, no statistically significant relationship was found between Helicobacter pylori positivity and severity and hemogram parameters. Prospective studies with larger numbers of cases are needed to accept these parameters as predictors for Helicobacter pylori infection.