Several laboratory parameters have been used to assess inflammatory process and determine cardiovascular risk. The C-reactive protein to albumin ratio (CAR) is a novel marker of inflammation and its clinical importance has not been clearly elucidated in coronary artery disease (CAD). We compared the diagnostic value of CAR with other inflammatory parameters in detecting significant CAD. Patients (n = 421) with stable angina pectoris who underwent coronary angiography for the suspected CAD were included. Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), monocyte to lymphocyte ratio (MLR), platelet to lymphocyte ratio, uric acid, monocyte to high-density cholesterol (HDL-C) ratio, mean platelet volume to lymphocyte ratio (MPVLR), and platelet to mean corpuscular volume (MCV) ratio were measured. Patients with significant CAD had a significantly higher NLR ( = .043), MLR ( = .004), uric acid ( < .001), monocyte to HDL-C ratio ( = .004), and CAR ( < .001) compared to patients without significant CAD. However, MPVLR and platelet to MCV ratio weren't different between 2 groups. The area under the curve (AUC) of CAR was the highest AUC among all inflammatory parameters for predicting significant CAD. Multivariate analysis showed that age (odds ratio [OR]: 1.046, 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.020-1.072, < .001) and CAR (OR: 1.175, 95% CI, 1.126-1.226, < .001) were the only independent predictors of significant CAD. In conclusion, CAR had the strongest diagnostic value in detecting significant CAD among the inflammatory parameters evaluated in this study.

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