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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of NHANES participants from 2007 to 2012 (n = 10,055)

From: Correlation of neutrophil percentage-to-albumin ratio with lung function in American adults: a population study

Characteristics

NPAR

P-value

Q1(n = 2,491)

Q2(n = 2,527)

Q3(n = 2,523)

Q4(n = 2,514)

Age, years

41.90 ± 15.17

44.46 ± 14.77

45.55 ± 15.35

46.79 ± 15.40

< 0.0001

Age, years

    

< 0.0001

< 60

85.67

82.73

78.66

76.19

 

>=60

14.33

17.27

21.34

23.81

 

Sex, N (%)

    

< 0.0001

Male

43.84

49.63

52.77

55.37

 

Female

56.16

50.37

47.23

44.63

 

Ethnicity/Race, N (%)

    

0.1575

Mexican American

8.49

7.93

7.79

6.50

 

Other Hispanic

5.36

5.01

4.43

5.42

 

Non-Hispanic White

70.00

72.35

71.50

71.31

 

Non-Hispanic Black

10.36

8.96

10.37

10.06

 

Another race

5.80

5.75

5.91

6.71

 

Education, N (%)

    

0.0189

Less than 9th grade

4.17

3.39

4.30

4.57

 

9-11th grade

11.10

9.63

12.12

12.57

 

High school graduate/GED or equivalent

21.86

23.66

21.62

20.26

 

Some college or AA degree

31.57

31.72

31.09

32.25

 

College graduate or above

31.31

31.59

30.86

30.35

 

Marital, N (%)

    

< 0.0001

Married

53.77

57.91

55.03

58.21

 

Widowed

3.39

2.64

3.30

3.04

 

Divorced

9.37

11.51

11.76

10.24

 

Separated

1.90

2.21

2.41

2.53

 

Never married

23.30

19.11

17.88

17.38

 

Living with partner

8.26

6.63

9.62

8.60

 

Smoking status, N (%)

    

< 0.0001

Yes

42.37

43.20

48.07

48.23

 

No

57.63

56.80

51.93

51.77

 

Alcohol consumption, N (%)

    

0.1032

Yes

79.65

80.96

80.92

82.42

 

No

20.35

19.04

19.08

17.58

 

PIR

3.05 ± 1.67

3.17 ± 1.64

3.09 ± 1.64

3.11 ± 1.66

0.0693

PIR

    

0.3143

<=1.3

21.20

18.86

20.54

19.94

 

> 1.3, <=3.5

33.95

33.38

34.32

34.13

 

> 3.5

44.85

47.77

45.14

45.93

 

BMI, kg/m2

27.81 ± 6.13

28.74 ± 6.79

29.19 ± 6.66

29.05 ± 6.55

< 0.0001

BMI, kg/m2

    

< 0.0001

< 18.5

1.59

1.62

0.82

1.40

 

>=18.5, < 25

35.54

30.52

26.25

26.44

 

>=25, < 30

33.27

33.07

34.61

35.88

 

>=30

29.60

34.80

38.33

36.28

 

FENO, ppb

13.69 ± 9.12

15.14 ± 11.49

16.92 ± 13.57

21.66 ± 21.22

< 0.0001

FVC, mL

4190.58 ± 1093.88

4189.32 ± 1050.45

4168.99 ± 1087.43

4150.43 ± 1087.53

0.5099

FEV1, mL

3319.38 ± 902.59

3268.24 ± 870.10

3240.30 ± 898.71

3187.63 ± 905.88

< 0.0001

PEF, mL/s

8421.32 ± 2157.86

8386.08 ± 2170.01

8419.07 ± 2156.69

8287.87 ± 2272.44

0.1120

FEF25%-75%, mL/s

3221.18 ± 1298.91

3048.99 ± 1282.15

3007.18 ± 1300.81

2878.26 ± 1290.31

< 0.0001

FEV1/FVC%

79.28 ± 7.71

78.03 ± 7.65

77.73 ± 8.04

76.75 ± 8.81

< 0.0001

NPAR

24.43 ± 7.52

44.82 ± 5.59

68.56 ± 8.32

128.74 ± 51.95

< 0.0001

Albumin, g/dL

4.37 ± 0.34

4.31 ± 0.32

4.29 ± 0.32

4.23 ± 0.32

< 0.0001

Neutrophil, 1000 cells/uL

4.74 ± 1.88

4.34 ± 1.60

4.12 ± 1.52

3.80 ± 1.57

< 0.0001

Neutrophil %

1.07 ± 0.34

1.93 ± 0.28

2.94 ± 0.41

5.43 ± 2.18

< 0.0001

Monocyte, 1000 cells/uL

0.54 ± 0.26

0.54 ± 0.17

0.53 ± 0.18

0.54 ± 0.17

0.4995

Lymphocyte, 1000 cells/uL

2.13 ± 0.92

2.13 ± 0.68

2.10 ± 0.66

2.05 ± 0.65

< 0.0001

Platelet, 1000 cells/uL

248.15 ± 62.44

251.29 ± 63.19

248.48 ± 64.44

247.62 ± 61.32

0.1555

High density lipoprotein, mg/dL

54.76 ± 16.25

52.74 ± 16.39

51.25 ± 14.79

51.81 ± 15.58

< 0.0001

Hypertension, N (%)

    

< 0.0001

Yes

22.49

24.91

30.89

30.11

 

No

77.51

75.09

69.11

69.89

 

Diabetes, N (%)

    

0.0011

Yes

5.81

7.15

7.57

8.75

 

No

94.19

92.85

92.43

91.25

 
  1. Participants were divided into four intervals based on NPAR: Q1, 24.43 ± 7.52; Q2, 44.82 ± 5.59; Q3, 68.56 ± 8.32; Q4, 128.74 ± 51.95