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We sought to further characterize hematologic ratios in acne patients, according to demographics and acne severity.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>National, retrospective cohort study of 122,822 patients using medical records from 2005 to 2024 of patients insured with the largest public healthcare organization in Israel, Clalit Health Maintenance Organization.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Moderate\u2013severe acne patients had higher neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) than mild acne patients at diagnosis and 12\u201318\u2009months before diagnosis. A multivariable regression confirmed the significance of the correlation of increased NLR and PLR with acne severity. Adults and females had higher NLR and PLR than children and males, respectively, at diagnosis, and 12\u201318\u2009months before diagnosis.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Acne severity was significantly associated with elevated NLR and PLR. NLR and PLR may also serve as indicators of upcoming acne severity, as they were elevated 12\u201318\u2009months before diagnosis. 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