The Association between Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio and Diabetic Depression in U.S. Adults with Diabetes: Findings from the 2009-2016 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)
Table 1
Characteristics of the study patients according to NLRa.
Characteristics
<1.75
1.75-2.57
>2.57
value
933
946
941
Age (years)
<.001
Sex (male, %)
57.2
47.0
41.8
<.001
Race (%)
<.001
Mexican American
19.5
19.3
16.4
Other Hispanic
15.2
14.3
14.6
Non-Hispanic white
23.5
27.7
27.8
Non-Hispanic black
27.2
24.9
26.8
Other
14.6
13.7
14.5
Household income (%)
<.001
≤$20000
11.5
20.7
15.2
$20000–74999
34.4
40.1
42.6
≥$75000
54.6
39.2
37.3
Education (%)
<.001
Less than high school
11.0
15.5
20.6
High school
34.4
38.7
37.3
<.001
Above
54.7
45.8
42.1
Marital status
.061
Married/living with partner
66.3
71.0
70.6
Widowed/divorced/separated
17.6
17.1
16.8
Never married
16.1
11.8
12.5
Smoking (%)
<.001
Never smoker
55.6
59.5
64.3
Former smoker
25.3
26.5
22.7
Current smoker
19.1
14.0
13.0
Alcohol drinking (yes, %)
36.1
35.9
36.5
<.041
BMI (kg/m2)
.258
SBP (mmHg)
.786
DBP (mmHg)
<.001
DM-related characteristics
Fasting glucose(mg/dL)
<.001
HbA1c (mg/dL)
.001
Taking insulin
19.5
22.6
26.9
DR (yes, %)
23.5
27.7
28.9
.020
HF (yes, %)
10.9
9.1
10.1
.701
CHD (yes, %)
7.9
11.1
13.9
<.001
Stroke (yes, %)
6.8
9.3
11.4
.003
Depressive symptoms (yes, %)b
12.6
13.5
17.1
.022
aAll estimates are weighted to be nationally representative. bDepressive symptoms measured using Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) and depressive symptoms (PHQ-9≥10). Abbreviations: BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; CHD: coronary heart disease; HF: heart failure; DR: diabetic retinopathy; and DM: diabetes mellitus.
