Table 3 Correlation coefficients between PHQ-9 score and NLR and other variables in MHD patients

Male, n (%)

 − 0.043

0.587

Age (years)

 − 0.036

0.655

Dialysis Duration (months)

 − 0.115

0.146

Diabetic Mellitus (%)

 − 0.009

0.908

Hypertension (%)

 − 0.110

0.166

RDW (%)

0.127

0.110

NLR

0.279

 < 0.001^*

PLR

0.062

0.438

HGB (g/L)

 − 0.067

0.398

Alb (g/L)

 − 0.209

0.008^*

Ferritin (ng/ml)

 − 0.096

0.225

hsCRP (mg/L)

 − 0.006

0.948