From:  Haematological indices as markers of neuropathic pain in Nigerian cancer patients: a cross-sectional study

 Spearman correlation between patients’ haematological parameters and NP-associated symptoms.

VariablesPresenting painAverage painBurning sensationTingling sensationLight touchElectric shock-like painCold/HeatNumbnessPressure touch
Age
RHO
p-value		–0.060
0.573		–0.055
0.607		0.092
0.389		0.109
0.304		0.112
0.294		0.003
0.977		–0.034
0.753		0.066
0.539		0.067
0.531
Hb
RHO
p-value		–0.008
0.943		–0.073
0.495		–0.256
0.015		–0.222
0.036		–0.030
0.779		–0.243
0.021		–0.099
0.351		0.051
0.631		–0.107
0.316
WBC
RHO
p-value		0.126
0.235		0.055
0.604		–0.057
0.590		–0.032
0.763		0.117
0.271		0.121
0.255		0.035
0.743		–0.103
0.336		–0.031
0.775
PLT
RHO
p-value		0.031
0.769		0.068
0.523		0.098
0.357		0.121
0.255		0.220
0.037		0.156
0.141		0.031
0.769		–0.060
0.573		0.063
0.556
ANC
RHO
p-value		0.198
0.061		0.190
0.072		0.088
0.409		0.194
0.066		0.182
0.086		0.264
0.012		0.115
0.282		0.016
0.880		0.067
0.530
ALC
RHO
p-value		–0.050
0.639		–0.165
0.120		–0.149
0.162		–0.292
0.005		–0.042
0.697		0.164
0.123		–0.065
0.543		–0.240
0.023		–0.150
0.158
NLR
RHO
p-value		0.172
0.104		0.233
0.027		0.218
0.039		0.311
0.003		0.176
0.096		0.333
0.001		0.161
0.130		0.137
0.198		0.167
0.115
PLR
RHO
p-value		0.070
0.509		0.182
0.087		0.179
0.091		0.274
0.009		0.124
0.245		0.208
0.049		0.076
0.475		0.180
0.090		0.146
0.169
SII
RHO
p-value		0.141
0.194		0.209
0.050		0.226
0.035		0.270
0.011		0.189
0.080		0.358
< 0.001		0.158
0.144		0.156
0.149		0.145
0.181
NPS
RHO
p-value		0.010
0.922		0.028
0.793		0.212
0.045		0.166
0.117		0.112
0.292		0.207
0.049		0.061
0.565		–0.325
0.002		0.006
0.955
HPR
RHO
p-value		–0.004
0.970		–0.063
0.552		–0.180
0.089		–0.171
0.108		–0.165
0.120		–0.233
0.027		–0.094
0.379		0.038
0.723		–0.093
0.381
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ALC: absolute lymphocyte count; ANC: absolute neutrophil count; Hb: haemoglobin; HPR: haemoglobin-to-platelet ratio; NLR: neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio; NP: neuropathic pain; NPS: neutrophil-platelet score; PLR: platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio; PLT: platelet; SII: systemic immune inflammation index; WBC: white blood cell.