Associations between the Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio and Diabetic Complications in Adults with Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 2

Associations between the NLR level quartiles and the prevalence of CCA plaque and CVD.

	NLR level quartiles				for trend	1SD increment of NLR
	Q1 (≤1.38)	Q2 (>1.38, ≤1.78)	Q3 (>1.78, ≤2.32)	Q4 (>2.32)
CCA plaque	Ref.	1.37 (1.15, 1.64)	1.39 (1.17, 1.66)	1.72 (1.44, 2.04)	<0.001	1.20 (1.13, 1.27)
CVD	Ref.	1.05 (0.88, 1.24)	1.15 (0.98, 1.37)	1.44 (1.22, 1.71)	<0.001	1.22 (1.14, 1.29)
CCA plaque^1	Ref.	1.23 (1.00, 1.50)	1.24 (1.01, 1.51)	1.25 (1.02, 1.53)	0.041	1.08 (1.01, 1.16)
CVD^1	Ref.	0.94 (0.77, 1.13)	1.10 (0.92, 1.34)	1.21 (1.00, 1.47)	0.025	1.16 (1.09, 1.24)

The participants missing vascular measurement information () were excluded. Finally, 4688 participants were involved in the analyses. Data are expressed as regression coefficients (95% CI). Logistic regression analyses were used for the associations of the NLR level with the prevalence of CVD and CCA plaque with and without adjusting the model. ¹The model was adjusted for age, sex, education status, duration of diabetes, current smoking, BMI, HbA1c, dyslipidemia, and systolic blood pressure. CVD: cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases; CCA: common carotid artery; BMI: body mass index; HbA1c: glycated hemoglobin; NLR: neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio.