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Table 2 Characteristics of patients with diabetes mellitus with cognitive impairment according to PLR median

From: The relationship of platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio with cognitive decline in T2DM

Characteristics

PLR < 96.5

(n = 130)

PLR ≥ 96.5

(n = 131)

p

With CI, n (%)

28 (21.5)

43 (32.8)

0.040

Age (years)

55 (49–61)

58 (52–64)

0.034

Sex (male, n%)

99 (76.1)

73 (55.7)

< 0.001

BMI

24.2 (22.3–26.8)

23.6 (21.9–26.0)

0.060

Education (years)

6 (2–9)

5 (0–8)

0.015

Diabetes duration (years)

6 (2–11)

9 (5–16)

0.002

Hypertension, n (%)

56 (43.0)

56 (42.7)

0.957

Hyperlipidemia, n (%)

35 (26.9)

38 (29.0)

0.736

Smoking, n (%)

83 (63.8)

49 (37.4)

< 0.001

Drinking, n (%)

75 (57.6)

46 (35.1)

< 0.001

HbA1c

9.71 (8.41–11.45)

9.27 (7.46–10.90)

0.036

WBC (×109/L)

6.30 (5.50–7.30)

5.85 (5.00–7.20)

0.052

RBC (×1012/L)

4.71 (4.46–4.96)

4.41 (4.14–4.64)

< 0.001

Hb (g/L)

143.59 ± 14.58

133.07 ± 14.30

< 0.001

TG (mmol/L)

1.73 (1.25–2.76)

1.45 (0.96–2.14)

0.001

TC (mmol/L)

4.83 (4.05–5.56)

4.60 (3.72–5.31)

0.020

HDL (mmol/L)

0.96 (0.83–1.15)

1.02 (0.88–1.21)

0.167

LDL (mmol/L)

2.96 (2.24–3.61)

2.74 (2.08–3.50)

0.279

  1. CI cognition impairment, BMI body mass index, HbA1c glycosylated hemoglobin, WBC white blood cells, RBC red blood cells, Hb hemoglobin, TG triglyceride, TC total cholesterol, HDL high density lipoprotein, LDL low density lipoprotein