Research Article

Elevated Systemic Neutrophil Count Is Associated with Diabetic Macroalbuminuria among Elderly Chinese

Table 2

ANC quintiles in relation to the risk of macroalbuminuria and positive UA, OR (95% CI).

ANC, 103/µLMacroalbuminuria

I≤2.6Referent levelReferent level
II2.6 to 3.20.996 (0.691–1.435)1.271 (0.963–1.677)
III3.2 to 3.71.458 (1.012–2.099)1.333 (0.993–1.791)
IV3.7 to 4.41.351 (0.932–1.958)1.352 (1.000–1.827)
V>4.42.311 (1.608–3.321)1.573 (1.148–2.154)

for trend ≤0.0001 and 0.0653 for macroalbuminuria and UA+, respectively, adjusted for age, BMI, gender, SBP, DBP, and SCr.