Research Article

Continuous Positive Linear Association between the Monocyte to High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Ratio and Hypertension: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 1

Descriptive statistics of demographic and clinical characteristics in different MHR groups (N = 6632).

CharacteristicMHR
Q1 (<5.21)Q2 (≥5.21∼<7.58)Q4 (≥7.58)

N220822132211
Age (years)49.56 ± 11.1749.61 ± 10.9448.78 ± 10.760.019
Monocyte count (×103/mm3)0.25 ± 0.060.33 ± 0.060.44 ± 0.11<0.001
HDL-C (mg/dl)63.79 ± 13.1051.94 ± 9.5043.23 ± 8.55<0.001
SBP (mmHg)123.37 ± 18.72128.27 ± 18.78130.89 ± 17.34<0.001
DBP (mmHg)75.49 ± 12.0779.55 ± 12.3482.11 ± 12.45<0.001
Hb (g/L)138.77 ± 15.38145.82 ± 15.41153.08 ± 13.97<0.001
UA (μmol/L)273.53 ± 73.33315.00 ± 81.45349.71 ± 83.98<0.001
eGFR (ml/min/1.73 m2)99.83 ± 13.5599.03 ± 13.3298.87 ± 13.920.046
AST (U/L)18.00 (15.00–22.00)19.00 (15.00–23.00)20.00 (16.00–25.00)<0.001
ALT (U/L)16.00 (11.00–22.00)19.00 (13.00–26.00)24.00 (17.00–35.00)<0.001
TBIL (μmol/L)12.82 (10.13–16.27)13.06 (10.23–16.77)13.03 (10.20–16.72)0.161
Sex<0.001
 Female1510 (68.39%)949 (42.88%)412 (18.63%)
 Male698 (31.61%)1264 (57.12%)1799 (81.37%)
Age group (years)0.051
 ≤44763 (34.56%)746 (33.71%)815 (36.86%)
 45–59981 (44.43%)991 (44.78%)989 (44.73%)
 ≥60464 (21.01%)476 (21.51%)407 (18.41%)
Hypertension<0.001
 No1680 (76.09%)1496 (67.60%)1350 (61.06%)
 Yes528 (23.91%)717 (32.40%)861 (38.94%)
Anemia<0.001
 No2128 (96.38%)2164 (97.79%)2184 (98.78%)
 Yes80 (3.62%)49 (2.21%)27 (1.22%)
eGFR group (ml/min/1.73 m2)0.135
 ≥901747 (79.12%)1709 (77.23%)1697 (76.75%)
 <90461 (20.88%)504 (22.77%)514 (23.25%)
Smoking<0.001
 No1909 (86.46%)1622 (73.29%)1146 (51.83%)
 Yes299 (13.54%)591 (26.71%)1065 (48.17%)
Drinking<0.001
 No1701 (77.04%)1292 (58.38%)902 (40.80%)
 Yes507 (22.96%)921 (41.62%)1309 (59.20%)
Renal cyst<0.001
 No2120 (96.01%)2125 (96.02%)2073 (93.76%)
 Yes88 (3.99%)88 (3.98%)138 (6.24%)
AST group (U/L)<0.001
 <13296 (13.41%)252 (11.39%)184 (8.32%)
 ≥13∼<351787 (80.93%)1810 (81.79%)1843 (83.36%)
 ≥3582 (3.71%)106 (4.79%)155 (7.01%)
 NA43 (1.95%)45 (2.03%)29 (1.31%)
ALT group (U/L)<0.001
 <7134 (6.07%)73 (3.30%)25 (1.13%)
 ≥7∼<401933 (87.55%)1888 (85.31%)1753 (79.29%)
 ≥4098 (4.44%)207 (9.35%)404 (18.27%)
 NA43 (1.95%)45 (2.03%)29 (1.31%)
TBIL group (μmol/L)0.099
 <17.101700 (76.99%)1651 (74.60%)1672 (75.62%)
 ≥17.10465 (21.06%)517 (23.36%)510 (23.07%)
 NA43 (1.95%)45 (2.03%)29 (1.31%)
UA group (μmol/L)<0.001
 <3572049 (92.80%)1900 (85.86%)1741 (78.74%)
 ≥35779 (3.58%)232 (10.48%)403 (18.23%)
 NA80 (3.62%)81 (3.66%)67 (3.03%)