Two user-friendly models and a simple cutoff value of Neutrophil to Lymphocyte ratio (NLR) for early Diagnosis of Diabetic Nephropathy in middleelderly aged pa-tients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-sectional study by Rui Wang in Journal of Clinical Case Reports Medical Images and Health Sciences
Two user-friendly models and a simple cutoff value of Neutrophil to Lymphocyte ratio (NLR) for early Diagnosis of Diabetic Nephropathy in middleelderly aged pa-tients with Type 2 Diabetes: A Cross-sectional study by Rui Wang in Journal of Clinical Case Reports Medical Images and Health Sciences Abstract Background: Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has been shown to predict worse outcomes of diabetic nephropathy (DN). This cross-sectional study aimed to investigate the association of NLR and DN in middle-elderly aged patients with type 2 diabetes, and attempted to confirm an optimized cutoff value of NLR for DN prediction. Methods: A total of 146 patients with type 2 diabetes were retrospectively included in this study. DN was defined as urine albumin to creatinine ratio (UACR) ≥30mg/g, or effective glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) ≤ 60ml/min·1.73m2. To evaluate the predictive role of NLR, logistic regression analysis and receiver operating characteristics (ROC) curve analy...