Association of Lymphocyte-to-Monocyte Ratio with Poststroke Depression in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke

Overview

Journal Med Sci Monit

Specialties General Medicine
Pathology

Date 2021 May 22

PMID 34021110

Citations 2

Authors

Lining Chong

Lin Han

Ruqian Liu

Guomei Ma

Hao Ren

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Abstract

BACKGROUND Poststroke depression (PSD) is a common neuropsychiatric disorder after stroke. The neuroinflammatory response exerts a vital effect in the development of PSD. Lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR), a systemic inflammation biomarker, is associated with poor prognosis of acute ischemic stroke (AIS). The purpose of this study was to determine the association between LMR and PSD at 3 months. MATERIAL AND METHODS AIS patients (507) were included in this study. Patients were categorized into 3 tertiles and each tertile contains 169 patients: tertile1 (>4.85), tertile 2 (2.96 to 4.85), and tertile 3 (<2.96), based on LMR values and the numbers of patients. PSD was diagnosed with a 17-item Hamilton Depression Scale score of 8 or higher. RESULTS Patients (141; 27.8%) were diagnosed with PSD at 3-month follow-up. Patients in the PSD group presented with more severe stroke and lower LMR values (P<0.001). Decreased LMRs were independently associated with occurrence of PSD (middle tertile: odds ratio [OR] 1.823, P=0.037; lowest tertile: OR 3.024, P<0.001). A significant association of a lower LMR value with PSD severity was found (middle tertile: OR 1.883, P=0.031; lowest tertile: OR 2.633, P=0.001). The receiver operating characteristic curve indicates that the optimal threshold of LMR as a predictor for PSD was 3.14, which yielded a sensitivity of 72.4% and a specificity of 68.1%. CONCLUSIONS Decreased LMR is independently associated with PSD and increased PSD severity.

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