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ArticleAnimal models and experimental medicine2025

Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte and monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratios as inflammatory markers in the assessment of glycemic status in diabetic patients of Asir region.

Ayed A Dera, Abeer Abdullah Alghamdi, Mesfer Al-Shahrani, Reem M Al-Gahtani, Bashayer Saad Alghamdi, Gaffar Sarwar Zaman, Mohammed Abdul Rasheed, Hassan Al-Shehri, Lana Al-Qhtani, Syed Parween Ali and 2 more

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Ayed A DeraDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Abeer Abdullah AlghamdiDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Mesfer Al-ShahraniDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Reem M Al-GahtaniDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Bashayer Saad AlghamdiDepartment of Medical Laboratory, King Faisal Medical Complex, Taif, Saudi Arabia.
Gaffar Sarwar ZamanDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Mohammed Abdul RasheedDepartment of Pathology, Dr. VRK Women's Medical College, Hyderabad, India.
Hassan Al-ShehriAsir Central Hospital, Ministry of Health, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Lana Al-QhtaniDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Syed Parween AliDepartment of Clinical Laboratory Sciences, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Umme HaniDepartment of Pharmaceutics, College of Pharmacy, King Khalid University, Abha, Saudi Arabia.
Talha Bin EmranDepartment of Pharmacy, Faculty of Allied Health Sciences, Daffodil International University, Dhaka, Bangladesh.ORCID 0000-0003-3188-2272

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backgroundDiabetes mellitus (DM) is a prevalent chronic metabolic condition characterized by high blood sugar levels, resulting from insufficient insulin production or ineffective insulin use, posing substantial global health issues. Research on the relationship between glycemic status and the ratio of neutrophils to lymphocytes (NLR) and monocytes to lymphocytes (MLR) is limited. This study aimed to fill these knowledge gaps by examining the connection between DM and inflammatory markers within the Asir region.

methodsData from 3545 participants were retrospectively analyzed. The dataset, gathered between 2021 and 2023, comprises 38 laboratory tests obtained from the Future Lab Pioneer database. The study's inclusion criteria focused on diabetes profile tests (glycated hemoglobin [HbA1c] and fasting blood glucose [FBG]) and manually computed inflammatory markers (NLR and MLR), which were stratified by age and sex.

resultsThis study demonstrated significant differences in NLR levels compared with FBG levels across all adult age groups and adult female participants (p < 0.0001), as well as among all elderly age groups (p = 0.0006) and elderly women (p = 0.01). MLR levels were significant in all adult age groups (p = 0.04) and in adult women (p = 0.02). When NLR and MLR were compared to HbA1c levels, a significant difference in the mean NLR was found in adult women (p = 0.005). Additionally, the mean MLR levels were significant in all adult age groups (p = 0.04) and adult women (p = 0.02).

conclusionAlthough a larger sample size is necessary for this research, the results indicate that NLR and MLR could serve as valuable indicators for evaluating inflammation in people with disrupted glucose metabolism, particularly in adult and female populations.

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Blood GlucoseDiabetes MellitusInflammationLymphocytesMonocytesNeutrophilsAdultAgedBiomarkersFemaleGlycated HemoglobinHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesYoung AdultBiomarkersBlood GlucoseGlycated Hemoglobindiabetes mellitusglucose metabolismglycated hemoglobin (HbA1c)inflammatory markersinsulin resistanceneutrophil‐to‐lymphocyte ratio

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PMCPMC12531098

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