Table 1 Baseline characteristics of subjects by the quartile of the neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio
NLR | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
quartile 1 | quartile 2 | quartile 3 | quartile4 | P | |
(NLR < 2.05, n = 85) | (NLR 2.05–2.99, n = 88) | (NLR 3.00 ~ 6.12, n = 83) | (NLR > 6.12, n = 85) | ||
Age (year) | 87.94 ± 5.05 | 86.67 ± 4.43 | 87.80 ± 5.17 | 87.25 ± 6.02 | 0.375 |
Male (n,%) | 79 (92.94) | 87 (98.86) | 79 (95.18) | 83 (92.94) | 0.180 |
Smoking history (n,%) | 29 (34.12) | 30 (34.09) | 28 (33.73) | 36 (42.35) | 0.585 |
Prior MI (n, %) | 25 (29.41) | 20 (22.73) | 17 (20.48) | 21 (24.71) | 0.707 |
Prior stent (n, %) | 6 (7.06) | 7 (7.95) | 9 (10.84) | 7 (8.24) | 0.837 |
Heart failure (n, %) | 16 (18.82) | 22 (25.00) | 11 (13.25) | 18 (21.18) | 0.271 |
Hyperlipidemia (n, %) | 43 (50.58) | 52 (59.09) | 48 (57.83) | 34 (40.00) | 0.049 |
Chronic kidney diease (n, %) | 25 (29.41) | 25 (28.41) | 28 (33.73) | 18 (21.18) | 0.316 |
DM (n, %) | 46 (54.12) | 43 (48.86) | 43 (51.80) | 35 (41.18) | 0.357 |
Anemia (n, %) | 29 (34.12) | 36 (40.91) | 28 (33.73) | 32 (37.64) | 0.724 |
SBP (mmHg) | 130.74 ± 16.17 | 132.97 ± 19.19 | 134.61 ± 19.99 | 132.72 ± 19.03 | 0.599 |
DBP (mmHg) | 66.78 ± 10.92 | 69.62 ± 13.55 | 68.72 ± 12.23 | 67.61 ± 10.57 | 0.724 |
Hypertension with very high risk (n, %) | 83(97.65) | 85(96.59) | 80(96.39) | 83(97.65) | 0.759 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 24.59 ± 3.05 | 23.96 ± 2.72 | 24.51 ± 3.33 | 23.32 ± 3.27 | 0.079 |
Hemoglobin (g/l) | 123.12 ± 15.64 | 121.03 ± 18.69 | 121.93 ± 17.15 | 125.69 ± 18.77 | 0.417 |
WBC (*109/l) | 6.20 ± 2.26 | 6.60 ± 2.34 | 8.28 ± 3.15 | 10.89 ± 4.19 | 0.000 |
RDW (%) | 13.37 ± 0.83 | 13.82 ± 1.53 | 13.84 ± 1.38 | 13.16 ± 1.60 | 0.084 |
Platelet (*109/l) | 169.92 ± 4.31 | 178.49 ± 56.76 | 184.76 ± 71.57 | 187.54 ± 56.15 | 0.196 |
Platelet/lymphocyte ratio | 488.36 ± 150.47 | 694.37 ± 242.26 | 1086.24 ± 510.12 | 2669.29 ± 1787.72 | 0.000 |
PDW (%) | 12.06 ± 1.69 | 11.57 ± 2.98 | 10.25 ± 2.86 | 10.51 ± 3.39 | 0.005 |
Creatinine (umol/l) | 110.26 ± 53.32 | 108.89 ± 51.46 | 113.69 ± 51.07 | 103.69 ± 57.67 | 0.646 |
GFR (ml/min) | 72.32 ± 30.42 | 70.87 ± 26.37 | 72.21 ± 33.17 | 79.12 ± 34.55 | 0.313 |
FBG (mmol/l) | 6.37 ± 2.46 | 6.11 ± 1.89 | 7.31 ± 2.56 | 8.80 ± 2.89 | 0.000 |
Fe (umol/l) | 17.27 ± 7.16 | 14.39 ± 8.07 | 12.18 ± 7.97 | 8.91 ± 6.02 | 0.000 |
TC (mmol/l) | 3.08 ± 1.68 | 2.92 ± 1.76 | 2.68 ± 1.89 | 1.79 ± 2.00 | 0.000 |
HDL-C (mmol/l) | 0.99 ± 0.42 | 0.98 ± 0.45 | 1.06 ± 0.42 | 1.30 ± 0.45 | 0.001 |
LDL-C (mmol/l) | 1.98 ± 0.83 | 1.92 ± 0.88 | 2.04 ± 0.75 | 1.91 ± 0.73 | 0.834 |
TG (mmol/l) | 1.33 ± 1.18 | 1.22 ± 1.08 | 1.03 ± 1.01 | 0.84 ± 1.03 | 0.000 |
CRP (mg/dl) | 0.98 ± 1.78 | 1.62 ± 2.51 | 2.34 ± 2.58 | 4.89 ± 5.69 | 0.000 |
Ejection fraction (%) | 53.78 ± 11.89 | 50.72 ± 13.27 | 41.52 ± 13.30 | 36.33 ± 8.17 | 0.000 |