Test your
Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (PLR)
Looking for an easy way to test and monitor your Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (PLR)?
It's included in the HealthieOne Complete test.
Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (PLR)
Explanation: The Platelet-to-Lymphocyte ratio (PLR) reveals the interplay between the blood's clotting activity and immune regulation. Platelets are cell fragments essential for stopping bleeding, but they also participate actively in inflammation, releasing pro-inflammatory signals, interacting with white blood cells, and contributing to the arterial plaque formation that causes heart attacks and strokes. Lymphocytes regulate and balance immune responses, keeping inflammation in check.
Test purpose:
Assess thrombotic and inflammatory risk simultaneously: Captures the dangerous combination of increased clotting tendency and reduced immune regulation that drives atherosclerosis progression and plaque rupture.
Reflects inflammatory burden from metabolic syndrome, chronic kidney disease, autoimmune conditions, and malignancy, providing prognostic information across diverse clinical scenarios.
Note: Universal clinical reference ranges have not been established for this calculated marker. Available cutoffs vary by population and clinical context. This value should be interpreted alongside individual component values, clinical history, and other relevant biomarkers.
An aspect of Blood Health.