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

ABSTRACT:

Objective

The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) is an inexpensive and easily measurable laboratory index indicating systemic inflammation, while the application of many other inflammatory markers has been limited in daily clinical practice. However, large population studies about investigating the associations of the NLR level with diabetic complications including cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases (CVD), diabetic kidney disease (DKD), and diabetic retinopathy (DR) in the same population were limited. The aim of our study is to evaluate the associations between the NLR level and the prevalence of CVD, DKD, and DR in adults with diabetes simultaneously.

Methods

A cross-sectional survey of 4,813 diabetic adults was conducted in seven communities in China. Persons u

SUBMITTER: Wan H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7206875 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature