Research Article
Monocyte/Lymphocyte Ratio and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of the study population.
| | Variables | Lowest MLR tertile | Middle MLR tertile | Highest MLR tertile | value | | () | MLR 0.29-0.45 () | () |
| | Age (years) | | | | <0.001 | | Male sex (%) | 272 (46.7) | 346 (59.1) | 379 (64.8) | <0.001 | | Hypertension (%) | 408 (0.70) | 404 (69.1) | 432 (73.8) | 0.160 | | A history of CVD (%) | 108 (18.5) | 89 (15.2) | 104 (17.8) | 0.290 | | Diabetes (%) | 129 (22.1) | 129 (22.1) | 160 (27.4) | 0.051 | | CCI | | | | <0.001 | | Current smoking (%) | 26 (4.5) | 32 (5.5) | 29 (5.0) | 0.729 | | Current drinking (%) | 5 (0.9) | 12 (2.1) | 8 (1.4) | 0.225 | | ACEI/ARB use (%) | 195 (33.0) | 195 (33.0) | 213 (36.4) | 0.455 | | β-Blocker use (%) | 134 (23.0) | 112 (19.1) | 140 (23.9) | 0.112 | | Statin use (%) | 69 (11.8) | 72 (12.3) | 94 (16.1) | 0.067 | | BMI (kg/m2) | | | | 0.906 | | Systolic BP (mmHg) | | | | 0.477 | | Diastolic BP (mmHg) | | | | 0.778 | | 24 h urine output (ml) | 600 (200-1050) | 700 (300-1100) | 650 (200-1000) | 0.062 | | Monocytes (109/l) | | | | 0.003 | | Lymphocytes (109/l) | | | | 0.005 | | Albumin (g/dl) | | | | 0.107 | | Cholesterol (mg/dl) | | | | 0.421 | | Triglycerides (mg/dl) | | | | 0.686 | | LDL (mg/dl) | | | | 0.506 | | HDL (mg/dl) | | | | 0.411 | | Serum uric acid (mg/dl) | | | | 0.118 | | hs-CRP (mg/l) | 21.8 (5.40-82.7) | 9.9 (2.4-37.2) | 6.6 (2.3-22.6) | 0.746 | | NT-pro-BNP (pg/ml) | 3207 (1141-8789) | 2810 (504-14675) | 2135 (1034-5757) | 0.464 | | eGFR (ml/min/1.73 m2) | 5.71 (4.31–8.40) | 5.69 (4.29–8.64) | 5.68 (4.23–7.44) | 0.367 |
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MLR: monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio; CVD: cardiovascular disease; CCI: Charlson comorbidity index; ACEI/ARB: angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor/angiotensin receptor blocker; BP: blood pressure; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; hs-CRP: high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; NT-pro-BNP: N-terminal probrain natriuretic peptide; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate.
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