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Table 2 Subgroup analysis of the association between C-reactive protein (CRP) and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR)

From: Clinical prognostic impact of C-NLR in heart failure patients with different ejection fractions: a retrospective study

 

Unadjusted

Adjusted

 

HR(95% CI)

p value

HR(95% CI)

p value

CRP

    

 ≤7.50

Reference

 

Reference

 

 > 7.50

2.876(2.408,3.434)

< 0.001

2.226(1.850,2.679)

< 0.001

NLR

    

 ≤3.31

Reference

 

Reference

 

 > 3.31

1.780(1.504,2.106)

< 0.001

1.256(1.050,1.503)

0.013

Combined categories

    

 Group 1:CRP ≤ 7.50 + NLR ≤ 3.31

Reference

 

Reference

 

 Group 2:CRP > 7.50 + NLR ≤ 3.31

2.451(1.887,3.184)

< 0.001

2.121(1.628,2.765)

< 0.001

 Group 3:CRP ≤ 7.50 + NLR > 3.31

1.358(1.013,1.820)

0.041

1.100(0.817,1.482)

0.529

 Group 4:CRP > 7.50 + NLR > 3.31

3.956(3.133,4.996)

< 0.001

2.488(1.936,3.197)

< 0.001

  1. Adjusted for age, sex, BMI, SBP, DBP, NYHA, urea nitrogen, creatinine, eGFR, serum sodium, haemoglobin, albumin, TC and lgBNP