Table 4 Threshold effect analysis of NPAR on all-cause and CVD mortality in diabetes or pre-diabetes patients.

From: Neutrophil percentage to albumin ratio predicts cardiovascular and all-cause mortality in diabetes and pre diabetes patients

 

Adjusted HR (95% CI),

P-value

All-cause mortality

  

 Total

1.32 (1.09–1.84)

< 0.001

Fitting by two-piecewise Cox proportional risk

  

 Inflection point

15.1

 

 NPAR < 15.1

1

 

 NPAR ≥ 15.1

1.55 (1.08–2.16)

< 0.001

P for Log-likelihood ratio

 

0.04

CVD-cause mortality

Adjusted HR (95% CI),

P-value

 Total

1.14 (1.11–1.58)

< 0.01

Fitting by two-piecewise Cox proportional risk

  

 Inflection point

14.2

 

 NPAR < 14.2

1

 

 NPAR ≥ 14.2

1.25(1.09–1.86)

< 0.001

 P for Log-likelihood ratio

 

0.03

  1. Cox proportional hazards models were used to estimate HR and 95% CI. Adjusted for Age, Gender, Race, Maritalstatus, Smoke, Alcohol, BMI, and Hypertension.
  2. NPAR: Neutrophil-to-Albumin Ratio; CVD: cardiovascular disease; HR: Hazard ratio; CI: Confidence interval.