Fig. 3

Correlations of sST2 expression level with inflammatory indexes analyzed by Spearman correlation test. sST2 expression level was positively correlated with the Monocyte to High-density Lipoprotein Ratio (MHR, r = 0.188, A), the Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR, r = 0.469, B), the Platelet to Lymphocyte Ratio (PLR, r = 0.285, C), the Monocyte to Lymphocyte Ratio (MLR, r = 0.368, D), and negatively correlated with the Albumin to Fibrinogen Ratio (AFR, r=-0.135, E)