Table 2 Correlations between PNI and clinical characteristics.

From: Association of prognostic nutritional index with all-cause and CVD mortality in hypertensive individuals

Variable

PNI

r (95% CI)

P-value

BMI

-0.053 (-0.099, -0.030)

< 0.001

WC

-0.049 (-0.089, -0.029)

< 0.001

MLR

-0.255 (-0.359, -0.209)

< 0.001

NLR

-0.237 (-0.345, -0.184)

< 0.001

TG

0.063 (0.035, 0.116)

< 0.001

TC

0.069 (0.042, 0.117)

< 0.001

Serum Creatinine

-0.05 (-0.100, -0.024)

< 0.001

Total protein

0.124 (0.072, 0.236)

< 0.001

Hemoglobin

0.097 (0.039, 0.203)

< 0.001

  1. Abbreviations: PNI, prognostic nutritional index; BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; MLR, monocyte to lymphocyte ratio; NLR, neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio; TG, triglyceride; TC, total cholesterol.
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