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The results of laboratory tests of 482 pediatric patients were used for the analysis. The results of 107 children without allergic disease symptoms were selected for the control group. The mean NLR in patients with asthma was 3.42 \u00b1 4.05, and in the control group it was 1.94 \u00b1 1.91. The difference between the NLR in allergic and non-allergic asthma was statistically significant in the allergic asthma and control groups. There was no statistically significant difference between NLR and body temperature, BMI, and gender. The value of NLR was significantly higher in the blood of patients suffering from asthma compared to the control group. The NLR was the highest among patients with allergic asthma. 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