Research Article
Nebivolol Attenuates Neutrophil Lymphocyte Ratio: A Marker of Subclinical Inflammation in Hypertensive Patients
Table 1
Comparison of baseline characteristics and inflammatory parameters between two groups.
| Parameters | Nebivolol group | Metoprolol group | |
| Age (years) | 52.46 ± 8.32 | 54.60 ± 7.82 | | Male ( = %) | 35 (68.6) | 32 (65.3 ) | | BMI (kg/m2) | | | | Before | 26.95 ± 4.82 | 27.24 ± 3.86 | | After | 26.25 ± 3.56 | 27.45 ± 4.25 | | | | | | SBP (mmHg) | | | | Before | 149 ± 15 | 148 ± 14 | | After | 131 ± 11 | 136 ± 8 | | | <0.00 | <0.00 | | DBP (mmHg) | | | | Before | 92 ± 10 | 93 ± 11 | | After | 80 ± 11 | 83 ± 10 | | | <0.00 | <0.00 | | WBC count × 109/L | | | | Before | 9.4 ± 3.8 | 9.2 ± 3.6 | | After | 7.6 ± 3.1 | 9.3 ± 4.72 | | | | | | Neutrophil count × 109/L | | | | Before | 7.5 ± 2.8 | 7.6 ± 3.2 | | After | 4.9 ± 3.2 | 7.4 ± 4.5 | | | | | | Lymphocyte count × 109/L | | | | Before | 2.1 ± 0.7 | 2.2 ± 1.62 | | After | 2.4 ± 0.8 | 2.1 ± 1.45 | | | | | | NLR | | | | Before | 4.4 ± 2.2 | 4.5 ± 3.2 | | After | 2.2 ± 1.5 | 4.4 ± 2.7 | | | | | |
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Values are mean ± SD;paired t-test; independent sample t-test; Mann–Whitney U test.
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