Meanwhile, the NEC group had significantly higher PLR levels (76.21 ± 34.64 vs. 61.19 ± 19.36, p < 0.001), C-reactive protein (CRP) levels [4.89 (1.26–18.00) vs. 3.30 (2.33–6.13), p < 0.001], and rate of mothers with pre-eclampsia than the control group (Table 1). Here, CRP is linked to necrotizing enterocolitis.