Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in patients with white-coat hypertension

Esin AVŞAR; Gökhan TAZEGÜL; Erkan ÇOBAN

doi:https://doi.org/10.32322/jhsm.969699

Makale detayları

Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in patients with white-coat hypertension

Yazarlar:

Esin AVŞAR | Gökhan TAZEGÜL | Erkan ÇOBAN

Yayıncı:

MediHealth Academy Yayıncılık

Ana Başlıklar:

Sağlık teşvikleri

Dergi:

Journal of Health Sciences and Medicine 2021 Vol.4 Issue 6, pp.824-827

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2021

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000481808

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

2636-8579

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32322/jhsm.969699

Özet:

 

Introduction: White coat hypertension (WCH), a distinct phenotype of hypertension, is defined as elevated office blood pressure (BP) measurements during repeat visits with normal out-of-office BP measurements. The association of WCH with cardiovascular risk remains unclear; however, current data support an association between untreated WCH and the risk for cardiovascular events, cardiovascular mortality, and all-cause mortality. Increased inflammatory processes may explain the underlying pathophysiology of the increased risk for cardiovascular events in WCH; therefore, we evaluated the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) of patients with WCH compared with matched normotensive controls. 
Material and Method: Forty-five eligible subjects with WCH and 45 age, sex, and BMI matched healthy and normotensive subjects were included in the study. The subjects were assessed by office arterial BP and 24-hour ambulatory BP measurements. An automated blood count analyzer measured the NLR values. 
Results: The mean NLR in the patients-with-WCH group was significantly higher than that in the control group (2.67±0.27 vs. 2.46±0.34, p<0.001, Student’s t-test); however, NLR was not correlated with BP measurements in either the WCH or control group. 
Conclusion: NLR, a marker of inflammation, was increased in patients with WCH compared to the controls. Inflammation is a triggering mechanism for various cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events. Therefore, NLR has value as a potential independent risk factor that deserves further study, particularly in patients with WCH.

Makale detayları

Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in patients with white-coat hypertension

Yazarlar: Esin AVŞAR | Gökhan TAZEGÜL | Erkan ÇOBAN

Yayıncı: MediHealth Academy Yayıncılık

Ana Başlıklar: Sağlık teşvikleri

Dergi: Journal of Health Sciences and Medicine 2021 Vol.4 Issue 6, pp.824-827

Belge Tipi: Makale

Yayın Tarihi: 9/2021

Belge Dili: İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.): 2000481808

Sıklık: İki Aylık

eISSN: 2636-8579

DOI: https://doi.org/10.32322/jhsm.969699

Sayı

Yazarlar:

Esin AVŞAR | Gökhan TAZEGÜL | Erkan ÇOBAN

Yayıncı:

MediHealth Academy Yayıncılık

Ana Başlıklar:

Sağlık teşvikleri

Dergi:

Journal of Health Sciences and Medicine 2021 Vol.4 Issue 6, pp.824-827

Belge Tipi:

Makale

Yayın Tarihi:

9/2021

Belge Dili:

İngilizce

Document ID (Org No.):

2000481808

Sıklık:

İki Aylık

eISSN:

2636-8579

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.32322/jhsm.969699