Neutrophil to Lymphocyte Ratio Predicts Adverse Cardiovascular Outcome in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients Younger than 60 Years Old

Table 3

Relationship between NLR and new-onset CV event as well as CVD mortality.

	Tertile 2		Tertile 3
	HR (95% CI)		HR (95% CI)
New-onset CV event
Unadjusted	0.93 (0.65-1.33)	0.701	1.72 (1.25-2.37)	0.001
Model 1	0.88 (0.62-1.26)	0.499	1.41 (1.02-1.95)	0.037
Model 2	0.88 (0.62-1.26)	0.483	1.39 (1.01-1.93)	0.046
Model 3	0.88 (0.62-1.26)	0.483	1.39 (1.01-1.93)	0.046
CVD mortality
Unadjusted	1.18 (0.77-1.81)	0.436	1.98 (1.34-2.93)	0.001
Model 1	1.17 (0.77-1.79)	0.465	1.73 (1.17-2.56)	0.007
Model 2	1.16 (0.76-1.78)	0.495	1.74 (1.17-2.57)	0.006
Model 3	1.19 (0.78-1.82)	0.416	1.81 (1.22-2.69)	0.003

Note: reference group is the low NLR group. Model 1: sex, age, and BMI. Model 2: new-onset CV event: Model 1 plus medical history (diabetes mellitus, hypertension). CVD mortality: Model 1 plus medical history (diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and CVD). Model 3: Model 2 plus albumin, creatinine, urea nitrogen, triglycerides, cholesterol, chlorine, phosphorus, , and RRF. Abbreviations: NLR: neutrophil lymphocyte ratio; HR: hazard ratio; CI: confidence interval; CVD: cardiovascular disease; BMI: body mass index; : , dialyzer clearance of urea; , dialysis time; , volume of distribution of urea; RRF: residual renal function.