Neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio as predictor for incident hypertension: a 9-year cohort study in Taiwan

• Published in: Hypertension research Vol. 42; no. 8; pp. 1209 - 1214
• Main Authors: Jhuang, Yi-Han, Kao, Tung-Wei, Peng, Tao-Chun, Chen, Wei-Liang, Li, Yen-Wei, Chang, Pi-Kai, Wu, Li-Wei
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Nature Publishing Group 01.08.2019; Springer Singapore
• Subjects: Adult; Age Factors; Antihypertensives; Blood pressure; Body Mass Index; Chronic illnesses; Cohort analysis; Female; Humans; Hypertension; Hypertension - epidemiology; Hypertension - immunology; Longitudinal Studies; Lymphocyte Count; Male; Middle Aged; Neutrophils; Sex Factors; Taiwan - epidemiology; Taiwan; Hypertension; Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR); Taiwan

The neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has received much attention in recent decades and has been a novel inflammatory marker. NLR has been applied in predicting the prognosis of malignancies, mortality, and chronic diseases. Additionally, hypertension, defined as systolic blood pressure ≥ 140 mm ...