Chiemeka Cynthia Ifunanya

Haematological Inflammatory Indices and Cardiometabolic Risk Indicators in Young Apparently Healthy Adults in Port Harcourt, Nigeria: A Cross-Sectional Study with Limited Predictive Utility

Beauty Eruchi Echonwere-uwikor, Ekprikpo Erens Spiff & Chiemeka Cynthia Ifunanya · International Journal of Research and Reports in Hematology · 2026

Background: Haematological inflammatory indices (NLR, PLR and SII) have been proposed as cardiometabolic risk markers, but data on young Africans are limited, and predictive claims are often overstated. Aim: This study examined associations of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (...