High Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio Predicts Cardiovascular Mortality in Chronic Hemodialysis Patients

Table 1

Demographic and biochemical parameters of the studied population.

Items	Patients
Age, years
Gender, male, n (%)	149 (55.6%)
Primary disease
Chronic glomerulonephritis, n (%)	106 (37.1%)
Hypertensive nephropathy, n (%)	31 (11.6%)
Diabetic nephropathy, n (%)	45 (16.8%)
Chronic interstitial nephritis, n (%)	22 (8.2%)
Polycystic kidney disease, n (%)	15 (5.6%)
Unknown, n (%)	49 (18.3%)
Dialysis duration, months
Smoking, n (%)	71 (26.5%)
Diabetes, n (%)	49 (18.3%)
NLR
LVMI, g/height^2.7
LVMI 50 g/height^2.7, n (%)	140 (50.2%)
PP, mmHg
PP 65 mmHg, n (%)	105 (39.2%)
cfPWV (mm/s)
IMT (mm)
Plaque, n (%)	119 (44.4%)
KT/V
Hb, g/L
Alb, g/L
ALT, U/L
AST, U/L
TG, mmol/L
Tch, mmol/L
LDL-C, mmol/L
hsCRP, mmol/L
Cr, mol/L
BUN, mmol/L
Ca, mmol/L
P, mmol/L
iPTH, pg/ml
RASI, n (%)	203 (75.7%)
CCB, n (%)	209 (78.0%)
β-Blocker, n (%)	79 (29.1%)

Values are means ± SD, unless specified otherwise.
NLR: neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio; LVMI: left ventricular mass index; PP: pulse pressure; cfPWV: carotid–femoral pulse wave velocity; IMT: intima-media thickness; Hb: hemoglobin; Alb: albumin; ALT: alanine transaminase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; TG: triglyceride; Tch: total cholesterol; LDL-C: low density lipoprotein-cholesterol; hsCRP: high sensitivity C reactive protein; Cr: creatinine; BUN: blood urea nitrogen; Ca: calcium; P: phosphorus; iPTH: intact parathyroid hormone; RASI: renin angiotensin system inhibitor; CCB: calcium channel blocker; β-blocker: β-receptor blocker.