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Table 1 The characteristics of the study participants

From: The association between the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and type 2 diabetes mellitus: a cross-sectional study

Variable Names

Overall

Non-T2DM

T2DM

P

n

9903

8623

1280

 

Age (%)

    

20-39

3491 (35.25)

3404 (39.48)

87 (6.80)

<0.001

40-59

3095 (31.25)

2685 (31.14)

410 (32.03)

 

≥ 60

3317 (33.49)

2534 (29.39)

783 (61.17)

 

Sex (%)

    

 Male

4847 (48.94)

4188 (48.57)

659 (51.48)

0.055

 Female

5056 (51.06)

4435 (51.43)

621 (48.52)

 

Race (%)

    

 Mexican American

1480 (14.94)

1266 (14.68)

214 (16.72)

<0.001

 Other Hispanic

1028 (10.38)

876 (10.16)

152 (11.88)

 

 Non-Hispanic White

4512 (45.56)

4018 (46.60)

494 (38.59)

 

 Non-Hispanic Black

1898 (19.17)

1574 (18.25)

324 (25.31)

 

 Other Race

985 (9.95)

889 (10.31)

96 (7.50)

 

Education level (%)

    

 < High school

2382 (24.05)

1934 (22.43)

448 (35.00)

<0.001

 ≥High school

7521 (75.95)

6689 (77.57)

832 (65.00)

 

BMI (%)

    

 <25

2952 (29.81)

2783 (32.27)

169 (13.20)

<0.001

 25-29.9

3310 (33.42)

2946 (34.16)

364 (28.44)

 

 ≥30

3641 (36.77)

2894 (33.56)

747 (58.36)

 

Smoking status (%)

    

 Never

5447 (55.00)

4785 (55.49)

662 (51.72)

<0.001

 Former

2437 (24.61)

2020 (23.43)

417 (32.58)

 

 Current

2019 (20.39)

1818 (21.08)

201 (15.70)

 

Recreational activities (%)

    

 Yes

4003 (40.42)

3604 (41.80)

399 (31.17)

<0.001

 No

5900 (59.58)

5019 (58.20)

881 (68.83)

 

Alcohol drinker (%)

    

 Yes

7162 (72.32)

6347 (73.61)

815 (63.67)

<0.001

 No

2741 (27.68)

2276 (26.39)

465 (36.33)

 

Hypertension (%)

    

 Yes

3605 (36.40)

2718 (31.52)

887 (69.30)

<0.001

 No

6298 (63.60)

5905 (68.48)

393 (30.70)

 

PIR

2.10 (1.09-4.04)

2.14 (1.09-4.12)

1.82 (1.02-3.32)

<0.001

TCHO (mg/dL)

189 (163-216)

191 (166-218)

173 (148-204)

<0.001

TG (mg/dL)

102 (71-148)

99 (69-145)

122 (87-173)

<0.001

LDL-C (mg/dL)

111 (89-136)

113 (91-137)

97 (74-123)

<0.001

HDL-C(mg/dl)

52 (43-63)

52 (43-64)

47 (40-57)

<0.001

HbA1c (%)

5.50 (5.20-5.90)

5.40 (5.20-5.70)

6.90 (6.20-8.20)

<0.001

NLR

1.91(1.43-2.56)

1.88 (1.41-2.50)

2.12 (1.57-2.87)

<0.001

  1. Notes Median (interquartile range) for continuous variables and % for categorical variables. BMI, body mass index; PIR, poverty income ratio; TCHO, Total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; LDL-C, Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C, High-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin A1c; NLR, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio