Table 1 Weighted comparison in basic characteristics.

From: The potential of platelet to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (PHR) as a novel biomarker for heart failure

Variables

Total

Heart failure

Non-heart failure

P-value

N

31,410

557

30,853

 

Age (years)

45.53 ± 17.44

66.15 ± 14.42

45.16 ± 17.26

< 0.001

Sex (%)

   

0.005

  Male

 15,075(47.99)

300(53.86)

14,775(47.89)

 

  Female

16,335(52.01)

257(46.14)

16,078(52.11)

 

Race/Ethnicity (%)

   

< 0.001

  Mexican American

5724(18.22)

62(11.13)

5662(18.35)

 

  Other Hispanic

2415(7.69)

29(5.21)

2386(7.73)

 

  Non-Hispanic White

14,223(45.28)

323(57.99)

13,900(45.05)

 

  Non-Hispanic Black

6330(20.15)

115(20.65)

6215(20.14)

 

  Other Race

2718(8.65)

28(5.03)

2690(8.72)

 

Education level (%)

   

< 0.001

  Less than 9th

3197(10.18)

124(22.26)

3073(9.96)

 

  9–11th

4582(14.59)

101(18.13)

4481(14.52)

 

  High school

7185(22.87)

128(22.98)

7057(22.87)

 

  Some college

9238(29.41)

138(24.78)

9100(29.49)

 

  College graduate

7208(22.95)

66(11.85)

7142(23.15)

 

Married (%)

   

0.025

  Yes

16,361(52.09)

264(47.40)

16,097(52.17)

 

  No

15,049(47.91)

293(52.60)

14,756(47.83)

 

  PIR

2.55 ± 1.63

2.06 ± 1.39

2.56 ± 1.63

< 0.001

  BMI (kg/m2)

28.66 ± 6.8

30.78 ± 8.25

28.62 ± 6.77

< 0.001

Total cholesterol

(mg/dL)

196.35 ± 40.68

185.01 ± 43.38

196.55 ± 40.60

< 0.001

HDL cholesterol

(mg/dL)

53.61 ± 16.32

0.89 ± 0.28

0.94 ± 0.29

< 0.001

Triglycerides

(mg/dL)

121.85 ± 75.37

128.64 ± 65.90

121.72 ± 75.53

< 0.001

LDL cholesterol

(mg/dL)

116.4 ± 23.39

112.17 ± 26.75

116.48 ± 23.32

< 0.001

White blood cell count

(1000 cells/uL)

7.28 ± 3.33

7.47 ± 3.31

7.28 ± 3.33

0.24

Red blood cell count (million cells/uL)

4.69 ± 0.51

4.52 ± 0.60

4.69 ± 0.51

< 0.001

Platelet

(1000 cells/uL)

254.87 ± 67.27

230.69 ± 79.01

255.31 ± 66.96

< 0.001

Lymphocyte percent

(%)

2.17 ± 2.35

2.07 ± 2.58

2.18 ± 2.35

< 0.001

Segmented neutrophils percent

(%)

4.31 ± 1.84

4.52 ± 1.79

4.31 ± 1.84

< 0.001

Eosinophils percent

(%)

0.2 ± 0.17

0.22 ± 0.18

0.20 ± 0.17

0.004

Basophils percent

(%)

0.04 ± 0.06

0.04 ± 0.06

0.04 ± 0.06

0.232

PHR

296.63 ± 122.37

281.42 ± 120.80

296.90 ± 122.39

0.001

Smoking (%)

   

< 0.001

  Yes

13,917(44.31)

330(59.25)

13,587(44.04)

 

  No

17,493(55.69)

227(40.75)

17,266(55.96)

 

Drinking (%)

   

< 0.001

  Yes

22,975(73.15)

365(65.53)

22,610(73.28)

 

  No

8435(26.85)

192(34.47)

8243(26.72)

 

Hypertension (%)

   

< 0.001

  Yes

10,007(31.86)

401(71.99)

9606(31.13)

 

  No

21,403(68.14)

156(28.01)

21,247(68.87)

 

Coronary heart disease (%)

   

< 0.001

  Yes

508(1.62)

190(34.11)

318(1.03)

 

  No

30,902(98.38)

367(65.89)

30,535(98.97)

 

Angina (%)

   

< 0.001

  Yes

446(1.42)

133(23.88)

313(1.01)

 

  No

30,964(98.58)

424(76.12)

30,540(98.99)

 

Heart attack (%)

   

< 0.001

  Yes

663(2.11)

207(37.16)

456(1.48)

 

  No

30,747(97.89)

350(62.84)

30,397(98.52)

 

Stroke

   

< 0.001

  Yes

688(2.19)

98(17.59)

590(1.91)

 

  No

30,722(97.81)

459(82.41)

30,263(98.09)

 

Diabetes (%)

   

< 0.001

  Yes

2588(8.24)

191(34.29)

2397(7.77)

 

  No

28,822(91.76)

366(65.71)

28,456(92.23)