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Table 2 The relationships between NLR and mortality in hypertension

From: The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio is associated with all-cause and cardiovascular mortality among individuals with hypertension

Characteristic

Model 1

Model 2

Model 3

HR (95% CI)

P value

HR (95% CI)

P value

HR (95% CI)

P value

All-cause mortality

 NLR

1.19 (1.13, 1.24)

< 0.0001

1.13 (1.08, 1.18)

< 0.0001

1.12 (1.07, 1.17)

< 0.0001

 NLR category

 Lower NLR

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Higher NLR

3.35 (2.79, 4.02)

< 0.0001

2.26 (1.81, 2.82)

< 0.0001

1.96 (1.52, 2.52)

< 0.0001

Cardiovascular mortality

 NLR

1.19 (1.13, 1.26)

< 0.0001

1.15 (1.08, 1.22)

< 0.0001

1.15 (1.08, 1.23)

< 0.0001

 NLR category

 Lower NLR

Ref

 

Ref

 

Ref

 

 Higher NLR

3.92 (2.79, 5.51)

< 0.0001

3.04 (2.07, 4.47)

< 0.0001

2.33 (1.54, 3.51)

< 0.0001

  1. Model 1, unadjusted; Model 2, adjusted for age, sex, race, BMI, education level, and smoking status; Model 3, adjusted for age, sex, race, BMI, smoking status, education level, diabetes, history of CVD, HDL, LDL, TG, TC, HbA1c, and eGFR
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