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Table 1 Demographic and clinical characteristics of participants in the different NHR groups (N = 1978)

From: Nonlinear relationship with saturation effect observed between neutrophil to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and atherosclerosis in a health examination population: a cross‐sectional study

Characteristic

NHR

P

Q1 (< 2.04)

Q2 (≥ 2.04 ~  < 2.72)

Q3 (≥ 2.72 ~  < 3.64)

Q4 (≥ 3.64)

 N

495

494

494

495

 

Sex

    

< 0.01

  Female

316 (63.84%)

217 (43.93%)

152 (30.77%)

104 (21.01%)

 

  Male

179 (36.16%)

277 (56.07%)

342 (69.23%)

391 (78.99%)

 

Age groups

    

0.051

  ≤ 45

73 (14.75%)

76 (15.38%)

103 (20.85%)

99 (20.00%)

 

  (45 ~ 65)

337 (68.08%)

336 (68.02%)

321 (64.98%)

332 (67.07%)

 

  ≥ 65

85 (17.17%)

82 (16.60%)

70 (14.17%)

64 (12.93%)

 

BMI groups

    

< 0.01

  < 18.5

17 (3.47%)

5 (1.01%)

7 (1.43%)

2 (0.41%)

 

  ≥ 18.5 ~ < 24

235 (47.96%)

168 (34.08%)

132 (26.88%)

82 (16.67%)

 

  ≥ 24 ~ < 28

182 (37.14%)

235 (47.67%)

214 (43.58%)

233 (47.36%)

 

  ≥ 28

56 (11.43%)

85 (17.24%)

138 (28.11%)

175 (35.57%)

 

  NA

17 (3.43%)

14 (2.83%)

16 (3.24%)

16 (3.23%)

 

HR (bpm)

73.48 ± 9.59

73.24 ± 9.88

75.24 ± 9.60

76.14 ± 9.96

< 0.01

Ba-PWV (cm/s)

1426.57 ± 305.94

1465.32 ± 267.56

1486.29 ± 272.87

1513.57 ± 277.06

< 0.01

Ba-PWV groups

    

< 0.01

  < 1400

269 (54.34%)

220 (44.53%)

199 (40.28%)

187 (37.78%)

 

  ≥ 1400

226 (45.66%)

274 (55.47%)

295 (59.72%)

308 (62.22%)

 

LDL-C groups

    

0.087

  < 2.07

46 (9.29%)

35 (7.09%)

37 (7.49%)

54 (10.91%)

 

  ≥ 2.07 ~ ≤ 3.37

274 (55.35%)

246 (49.80%)

262 (53.04%)

256 (51.72%)

 

  > 3.37

175 (35.35%)

213 (43.12%)

195 (39.47%)

185 (37.37%)

 

Drinking

    

< 0.01

  No

319 (64.44%)

252 (51.01%)

198 (40.08%)

208 (42.02%)

 

  Yes

130 (26.26%)

204 (41.30%)

232 (46.96%)

242 (48.89%)

 

  NA

46 (9.29%)

38 (7.69%)

64 (12.96%)

45 (9.09%)

 

Smoking

    

< 0.01

  No

378 (76.36%)

341 (69.03%)

269 (54.45%)

220 (44.44%)

 

  Yes

71 (14.34%)

112 (22.67%)

158 (31.98%)

230 (46.46%)

 

  NA

46 (9.29%)

41 (8.30%)

67 (13.56%)

45 (9.09%)

 

Diabetes history

    

0.013

  No

429 (86.67%)

433 (87.65%)

407 (82.39%)

413 (83.43%)

 

  Yes

16 (3.23%)

19 (3.85%)

18 (3.64%)

32 (6.46%)

 

  NA

50 (10.10%)

42 (8.50%)

69 (13.97%)

50 (10.10%)

 

Hypertension history

   

< 0.01

 

  No

391 (78.99%)

379 (76.72%)

347 (70.24%)

346 (69.90%)

 

  Yes

54 (10.91%)

73 (14.78%)

78 (15.79%)

99 (20.00%)

 

  NA

50 (10.10%)

42 (8.50%)

69 (13.97%)

50 (10.10%)

 
  1. The bold values are used to highlight the change of the important indicator (Ba-PWV) in the different NHR groups
  2. Ba-PWV Brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity; BMI Body mass index; HDL-C High density lipoprotein cholesterol; NHR Neutrophil to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio; LDL-C Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HR Heart rate. NA Not available