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The Relationship Between Lymphocyte Count and Mortality in Patients with Dysphagia
World Journal of Clinical Medicine Research
| Vol 5, Issue 1
Table 1. Baseline characteristics of patients.
| Variables | Total (n = 248) | ALC, T1 (n = 83) | ALC, T2 (n = 82) | ALC, T3 (n = 83) | p |
| ALC | 1.2 (0.9, 1.6) | 0.7 (0.6, 0.9) | 1.2 (1.1, 1.3) | 2.0 (1.6, 2.4) | < 0.001 |
| age | 85.0 (79.0, 89.0) | 86.0 (81.0, 90.0) | 84.0 (80.2, 89.0) | 84.0 (78.0, 89.0) | 0.091 |
| sex, n (%) | 0.270 | ||||
| male | 97 (39.1) | 38 (45.8) | 31 (37.8) | 28 (33.7) | |
| female | 151 (60.9) | 45 (54.2) | 51 (62.2) | 55 (66.3) | |
| BMI | 19.1 (17.2, 20.8) | 18.3 (16.6, 20.6) | 18.6 (16.8, 20.1) | 20.3 (18.8, 21.9) | < 0.001 |
| PEG, n (%) | 180 (72.6) | 51 (61.4) | 65 (79.3) | 64 (77.1) | 0.020 |
| CI, n (%) | 132 (53.2) | 34 (41.0) | 45 (54.9) | 53 (63.9) | 0.012 |
| dement, n (%) | 100 (40.3) | 40 (48.2) | 32 (39.0) | 28 (33.7) | 0.158 |
| NMD, n (%) | 14 (5.6) | 7 (8.4) | 3 (3.7) | 4 (4.8) | 0.492 |
| asp, n (%) | 93 (37.5) | 41 (49.4) | 29 (35.4) | 23 (27.7) | 0.014 |
| IHD, n (%) | 44 (17.7) | 22 (26.5) | 11 (13.4) | 11 (13.3) | 0.038 |
| CHF, n (%) | 103 (41.5) | 47 (56.6) | 31 (37.8) | 25 (30.1) | 0.002 |
| lung, n (%) | 18 (7.3) | 10 (12.0) | 5 (6.1) | 3 (3.6) | 0.099 |
| liver, n (%) | 15 (6.0) | 5 (6.0) | 7 (8.5) | 3 (3.6) | 0.370 |
| CKD, n (%) | 52 (21.0) | 27 (32.5) | 13 (15.9) | 12 (14.5) | 0.006 |
| status, n (%) | < 0.001 | ||||
| Alive | 114 (46.0) | 20 (24.1) | 42 (51.2) | 52 (62.7) | |
| Death | 134 (54.0) | 63 (75.9) | 40 (48.8) | 31 (37.3) | |
| Alb | 3.1 (2.8, 3.6) | 2.9 (2.5, 3.3) | 3.2 (2.8, 3.4) | 3.4 (3.0, 3.7) | < 0.001 |
| Hb | 11.1 (9.7, 12.4) | 10.4 (8.8, 11.9) | 10.8 (9.6, 12.3) | 12.0 (10.6, 13.0) | < 0.001 |
| CRP | 1.0 (0.3, 3.3) | 2.6 (1.1, 5.2) | 0.7 (0.3, 1.9) | 0.5 (0.2, 1.6) | < 0.001 |
| TC | 156.2 (130.5, 184.2) | 151.0 (117.0, 180.5) | 156.0 (131.0, 172.0) | 162.0 (139.0, 194.5) | 0.057 |