Tertile of NLR | N | Non-adjusted | Adjusted |
|---|
| Â | Â | HR | 95% CI | P-value | HR | 95% CI | P-value |
|---|
Tertile1_2.80 | 88 | 1.00 | (Reference) | Â | 1.00 | (Reference) | Â |
Tertile2_5.93 | 87 | 3.06 | [1.50,6.35] | 0.002 | 2.05 | [0.90,4.63] | 0.086 |
Tertile3_12.45 | 88 | 5.35 | [2.67,10.70] | 0.000 | 2.68 | [1.18,6.00] | 0.019 |
P for trend | 263 | 1.15 | [1.09,1.21] | 0.000 | 1.07 | [1.01,1.15] | 0.034 |
- T1 means the median NLR 2.80 (1.00,4.20); T2 is the median NLR 5.93 (4.25,8.57]); and T3 is the median NLR 12.45 (8.66,37.00]). Adjustment factors included sex, smoking, mechanic’s hand, Gottron’s sign/papules, heliotrope rash, age, duration, V sign, Shawl sign, periungual erythema, Raynaud phenomenon, skin ulcer, muscle weakness, arthritis, Ro52, fever, ANA, RA, ALB, ALT, AST, CK, LDH, ESR, and CRP
- Abbreviations: ALB albumin, ALT alanine aminotransferase, ANA antinuclear antibody, AST aspartate aminotransferase, CI confidence interval, CK creatine kinase, CRP C-reactive protein, ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate, HR hazard ratio, LDH lactate dehydrogenase, NLT neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, RA rheumatoid arthritis, WBC white blood cell count
