Association of neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio with metabolic syndrome and its components in Asian Indians (CURES-143)

• Published in: Journal of diabetes and its complications Vol. 30; no. 8; pp. 1525 - 1529
• Main Authors: Surendar, Jayagopi, Indulekha, Karunakaran, Mohan, Viswanathan, Pradeepa, Rajendra
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 01.11.2016; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: Adult; Asian Indians; Endocrinology & Metabolism; Female; Humans; India; Low density lipoprotein; Lymphocytes; Lymphocytes - cytology; Male; Metabolic syndrome; Metabolic Syndrome - ethnology; Metabolic Syndrome - physiopathology; Middle Aged; Neutrophils; Neutrophils - cytology; NLR; Risk Factors; Studies; Metabolic syndrome; NLR; Lymphocytes; Asian Indians; Neutrophils

Metabolic syndrome (MS) is the state of chronic low grade inflammation. This study looks at the relationship of neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in subjects with and without MS in Asian Indians. Study subjects (n=754) were recruited from the Chennai Urban Rural Epidemiology Study. MS was defined us...