Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (PLR)

Platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio: platelet count / absolute lymphocyte count, reported against a healthy reference interval of 46.8-218.0; there is no validated general cut-off.

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Example

Platelet count
300 ×10⁹/L
Absolute lymphocyte count
1.5 ×10⁹/L

Result: Platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio 200 — within the healthy reference interval (46.8-218.0).

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What the result means

46.8-218.0
Within the healthy reference interval: mean 132.4, interval mean ± 1.96 SD, measured in 12,160 adults (Lee 2018).
Outside 46.8-218.0
Outside that interval. PLR = platelets / ALC, an inflammatory / prothrombotic marker.
No general cut-off
A reference interval, not a diagnostic threshold. The review reports cut-offs of 124.63 in Behcet disease, 183.39 in Takayasu arteritis and 272 in ANCA vasculitis, and says one does not carry over.

What you enter

  • Platelet count
  • Absolute lymphocyte count
How this is calculated

Gasparyan AY, Ayvazyan L, Mukanova U, Yessirkepov M, Kitas GD. The platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio as an inflammatory marker in rheumatic diseases. Ann Lab Med. 2019;39(4):345-357. Healthy reference interval: Lee JS, Kim NY, Na SH, Youn YH, Shin CS. Medicine (Baltimore). 2018;97(26):e11138. Read the sources: Gasparyan 2019 (the marker) ↗, Lee 2018 (reference interval) ↗

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