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This review aimed to comprehensively appraise the predictive utility of NLR levels in abortion, offering a new approach to clarify its potential role as a biomarker.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>PubMed and Cochrane Library were searched for relevant cohort and case\u2013control studies until September 2024. Odds ratio (OR) or weighted mean difference (WMD) with 95% CI of abortion were computed. Subgroup analyses were implemented to clarify potential sources of heterogeneity.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results<\/jats:title><jats:p>Higher NLR levels were linked to an enhanced risk of abortion as a continuous (WMD, 0.58; 95% CI: 0.29, 0.88) and dichotomous variable (OR, 1.33; 95% CI: 1.03, 1.72). In subgroup analyses, pooled results from studies with NLR cut-off&amp;gt;3, Asia populations, missed abortion, spontaneous abortion, and mean age&amp;gt;30 demonstrated an increased risk of abortion. In continuous NLR for predicting abortion, retrospective study, Europe populations, threatened abortion, recurrent pregnancy loss, and abortion had an enhanced risk of abortion for higher NLR levels as a dichotomous variable.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Pooled analyses demonstrated that higher NLR levels may predict abortion. 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