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Our goals were to compare neutrophils-to-lymphocytes ratio (NLR), platelets-to-lymphocytes ratio (PLR), eosinophils-to-lymphocytes ratio (ELR), eosinophils-to-neutrophils ratio (ENR), and eosinophils-to-monocytes ratio (EMR) between patients with AA and controls, as well as between mild and moderate-severe AA cases.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec id=\"sec002\">\n<jats:title>Methods and findings<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>We performed a retrospective, population-based cohort study involving adult patients enrolled in the largest national health maintenance organization in Israel. The study comprised 147,020 AA patients and 141,598 healthy controls. AA patients exhibited a higher likelihood of elevated NLR and ELR compared to controls. Upon further classification based on severity, moderate-severe AA patients displayed higher values of NLR, PLR, ELR, and EMR compared to mild AA individuals OR = 1.11 [1.09\u20131.1], P&lt;0.001; OR = 1.09 [1.05\u20131.13], P&lt;0.001; OR = 2.06 [1.67\u20132.53], P&lt;0.001; OR = 1.07 [1.03\u20131.07)], P&lt;0.001, respectively). 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