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Association Between Systemic Immunity-Inflammation Index (SII) and Fatigue, Cancer, and Cancer-Related Fatigue: Insights From NHANES (2005-2018).

Li Sun, Yanling Wu, Lydia Idowu Akinyemi, Zhiqiu Cao, Zhanhong Fan, Huahua Liu, Ziyi Yang, Leilei Zhang, Feng Zhang

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Li SunSchool of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China.
Yanling WuSchool of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China.
Lydia Idowu AkinyemiSchool of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China.
Zhiqiu CaoSchool of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China.
Zhanhong FanSchool of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China.
Huahua LiuNantong Maternal and Child Health Care Hospital, Nantong, Jiangsu, China.
Ziyi YangSchool of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China.
Leilei ZhangNantong Stomatological Hospital affiliated to Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China.
Feng ZhangSchool of Nursing and Rehabilitation, Nantong University, Nantong, Jiangsu, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4798-5145

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Nantong Municipal Health Commission QNZ2022059National Natural Science Foundation of China 72274100
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objectiveTo investigate the association between the systemic immunity-inflammation index (SII) and fatigue, cancer, and cancer-related fatigue (CRF) populations.

methodsThe National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2005 to 2018 provided data for this retrospective cross-sectional study. By dividing the platelet count by the neutrophil count and the lymphocyte count, SII was calculated. Participants were categorized into four groups: normal, fatigue, cancer, and cancer-related fatigue (CRF), with the normal group serving as the reference. Binary logistic regression was applied to assess the correlations. The dose-response relationship between SII and outcomes in the four groups was evaluated using restricted cubic splines. Use threshold effect analysis to determine the optimal SII value for each of the three groups. Stratified and subgroup analyses were performed based on sociodemographic factors and confounders, with specific attention to fatigue severity levels (mild, moderate, severe) in the fatigue and CRF groups.

resultsData analysis included a total of 32,491 participants, including 14,846 in the normal group, 14,581 in the fatigue group, 1520 in the cancer group, and 1544 in the CRF group. The results of binary logistic regression showed that SII was positively correlated with the fatigue group (1.43[1.33, 1.55]), cancer group (1.67 [1.43, 1.95]) and CRF group (1.93 [1.66, 2.25]). Restricted cubic spline analysis revealed a linear relationship between SII and outcomes. The threshold values (k) for each of these groups were identified as 464.78 × 10

conclusionSII is positively correlated with fatigue, cancer, and CRF in a linear way. Higher SII values are associated with greater fatigue, particularly in the CRF population.

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FatigueInflammationNeoplasmsAdultAgedCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNutrition SurveysRetrospective StudiesSeverity of Illness IndexCancercancer‐related fatigue (CRF)FatigueNHANESsystemic immunity‐inflammation index (SII)

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