Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio as an inflammatory biomarker of diabetic nephropathy among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients: A comparative cross-sectional study.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

This study aimed to determine the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) as an inflammatory biomarker among type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients with diabetic nephropathy (DN).

Methods

A comparative cross-sectional study design was conducted on 199 T2DM patients attending Bole 17 Health Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The urine albumin test was done by the MICRAL-II test strip. Fasting blood sugar was measured by a glucometer. Complete blood count was analyzed using an automated hematology analyzer (HUMAN GmbH, Wiesbaden, Hesse, Germany). The student's t-test, a chi-square test, and Pearson correlation were applied to analyze the data.

Results

Out of the 199 diabetes mellitus patients, 45 (22.6%) and 154 (77.4%) were found with DN and without DN, respectively.

SUBMITTER: Gurmu MZ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9729998 | biostudies-literature | 2022

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature