The relationship between the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and diabetic retinopathy in adults from the United States: results from the National Health and nutrition examination survey

Table 2 Association between NLR and diabetic retinopathy

Variable	Crude Model		Model I		Model II
Variable	OR (95%CIs)	P value	OR (95%CIs)	P value	OR (95%CIs)	P value
NLR	1.112 (1.054, 1.173)	0.0001**	1.098 (1.040, 1.159)	0.0007**	1.076 (1.015, 1.142)	0.0146*
NLR (Tertiles)
< 1.76	1.0(ref)		1.0(ref)		1.0(ref)
≥ 1.76, < 2.57	1.204 (0.962, 1.507)	0.1047	1.162 (0.927, 1.457)	0.1924	1.111 (0.862, 1.433)	0.4164
≥ 2.57	1.520 (1.222, 1.891)	0.0002**	1.438 (1.152, 1.796)	0.0013**	1.371 (1.066, 1.765)	0.0141*
P trend	0.0002**		0.0012**		0.0116*

OR Odds ratio, CI Confidence interval
Models were derived from logistic multivariate regression models
Crude model adjust for: none
Adjust I model adjust for: age, gender
Adjust II model adjust for: age, gender, BMI; poverty income ratio; diabetes duration; marital status; stroke; coronary heart disease; heart failure
*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01

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