Table 2 Echocardiographic features of participants by quartile of neutrophil: lymphocyte ratio (NLR) (n = 507)
From: Neutrophil: lymphocyte ratio is positively associated with subclinical diabetic cardiomyopathy
Participant characteristics | Quartiles of NLR (range) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Level 1 (< 1.35) n = 124 | Level 2 (≥1.35 and < 1.77) n = 129 | Level 3 (≥1.77 and < 2.38) n = 127 | Level 4 (≥2.38) n = 127 | P value | |
LA diameter | (1) | 33.88 ± 3.35 | 33.81 ± 3.09 | 33.76 ± 3.25 | 0.918 |
LVEDD (mm) | 45.63 ± 2.07 | 45.58 ± 2.82 | 45.99 ± 2.93 | 46.35 ± 3.48 | 0.143 |
LVESD (mm) | 29.71 ± 1.45 | 29.64 ± 1.55 | 29.96 ± 1.48 | 30.41 ± 2.37 | 0.002* |
IVSD (mm) | 8.30 ± 0.57 | 8.10 ± 0.55 | 8.38 ± 0.64 | 8.74 ± 1.18 | < 0.001* |
EF (%) | 64.58 ± 1.79 | 64.23 ± 1.55 | 64.43 ± 1.64 | 64.27 ± 2.24 | 0.418 |
E velocity (cm/s) | 76.24 ± 14.66 | 75.43 ± 11.19 | 75.42 ± 13.99 | 76.30 ± 15.60 | 0.934 |
A velocity (cm/s) | 66.31 ± 13.77 | 68.02 ± 15.17 | 75.92 ± 16.69 | 87.66 ± 12.91 | < 0.001* |
E/A ratio | 1.16 ± 0.14 | 1.13 ± 0.17 | 1.03 ± 0.23 | 0.88 ± 0.22 | < 0.001* |
e’ velocity (cm/s) | 9.92 ± 1.66 | 9.69 ± 1.78 | 9.20 ± 1.96 | 8.32 ± 1.79 | < 0.001* |
E/e’ ratio | 7.71 ± 0.99 | 7.86 ± 1.10 | 8.39 ± 1.56 | 9.29 ± 1.39 | < 0.001* |