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ArticleAmerican journal of hypertension2024

Mediating Effect of the NLR on the Relationship Between HbA1c and Left Atrial Stiffness in Overweight Patients With Hypertension.

Ri Zhang, Yu Pan, Yong K Ren, Qiao B Sun, Ting T Fu, Xu Zhao, Yan Liu, Yi Nong Jiang

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Ri ZhangDepartment of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116011, China.
Yu PanDepartment of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116011, China.
Yong K RenDepartment of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116011, China.
Qiao B SunDepartment of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116011, China.
Ting T FuDepartment of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116011, China.
Xu ZhaoDepartment of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116011, China.
Yan LiuDepartment of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116011, China.ORCID 0000-0002-4672-1837
Yi Nong JiangDepartment of Cardiology, First Affiliated Hospital of Dalian Medical University, Dalian, Liaoning 116011, China.

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backgroundWe aimed to investigate the association between hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) and left atrial (LA) stiffness in patients with hypertension and to explore the mediating effect of the neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) on this association.

methodsEssential hypertensive patients (n = 292) aged 18-83 years were enrolled and divided into two groups based on the LA stiffness index (LASI): Group I (LASI ≤ 0.32, n = 146) and Group II (LASI > 0.32, n = 146). The LASI was defined as the ratio of early diastolic transmitral flow velocity/lateral mitral annulus myocardial velocity (E/e') to LA reservoir strain. Multivariate linear regression analysis was performed to determine the independent predictors of the LASI.

resultsAge, BMI, SBP, HbA1c, CRP, and NLR were significantly greater in Group II than in Group I (P < 0.05). Additionally, Group II had a greater LA volume index (LAVI), left ventricular mass index (LVMI), and early diastolic transmitral flow velocity/lateral mitral annulus myocardial velocity (E/e') and lower LA reservoir, conduit, and booster pump strains than Group I (P < 0.001). Univariate and multivariate linear regression models revealed that age, SBP, HbA1c, and the NLR were independently associated with the LASI. Further mediation analysis was performed to determine the mediating effect of the NLR on the association between HbA1c and the LASI and revealed that the NLR had a mediating role only in overweight hypertensive patients, and the proportion of the mediating effect was 21.9%.

conclusionsThe NLR was independently correlated with the LASI and played a mediating role in the relationship between HbA1c and the LASI in overweight hypertensive patients.

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Atrial Function, LeftGlycated HemoglobinHypertensionNeutrophilsAdolescentAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAtrial RemodelingBiomarkersCross-Sectional StudiesEssential HypertensionFemaleHeart AtriaHumansLymphocyte CountBiomarkersGlycated Hemoglobinhemoglobin A1c protein, humanblood pressurediabeteshypertensionleft atrial stiffnessneutrophil/lymphocyte ratiooverweight

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PMID38606768
PMCPMC11247131

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