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However, consensus is lacking regarding its prognostic value for predicting mortality risk in these patients. Therefore, we conducted a meta-analysis to clarify its clinical significance.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec002\">\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>We performed a literature search in PubMed, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, and Embase for studies published from database inception until January 1, 2025. Studies focusing on the diagnosis of cirrhosis were included, while those involving children and neonates were excluded. Odds ratio (OR) and its 95% confidence interval (CI) were calculated using the random-effects model. Sensitivity analysis was conducted to assess heterogeneity, subgroup analysis to explore sources of heterogeneity, and Egger\u2019s test to evaluate publication bias. All analyses were performed using Review Manager (v5.4.1) and Stata (v15.0).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec id=\"sec003\">\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>A total of 18 studies involving 7,714 patients were included. Significant associations were obserced between the NLR and mortality (OR = 1.16, 95% CI: 1.10\u20131.22; P\u2009&lt;\u20090.00001), infection (OR = 0.67, 95% CI: 0.37\u20130.96; P\u2009&lt;\u20090.0001), and ascites (OR = 2.03, 95% CI: 1.43\u20132.88; P\u2009&lt;\u20090.0001). However, no signficant correlation was found between the NLR and hepatic encephalopathy (OR = 1.33, 95% CI: 0.89\u20132.00; P\u2009=\u20090.16). Subgroup analysis indicated that heterogeneity was partly attributable to variations in NLR cut-off values. 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