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A New Inflammatory Marker: Elevated Monocyte to HDL Cholesterol Ratio Associated with Smoking

Objectives: The adverse effects of smoking in various pathologies are mediated by its effects on the inflammatory system. The monocyte to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) ratio (MHR) has recently emerged as an indicator of inflammation. We aimed to investigate the relationship between MH...

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Autores principales: Yılmaz, Mücahid, Kayançiçek, Hidayet
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5920450/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29642607
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm7040076
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Kayançiçek, Hidayet
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description Objectives: The adverse effects of smoking in various pathologies are mediated by its effects on the inflammatory system. The monocyte to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) ratio (MHR) has recently emerged as an indicator of inflammation. We aimed to investigate the relationship between MHR and cigarette smoking. Patients and Methods: Three hundred and ninety seven consecutive participants who smoke and 515 healthy subjects with no history of smoking enrolled in the study. Complete blood count parameters and lipid profile were analyzed in all study participants. Smoking habits were calculated as pack.years and number of cigarettes smoked per day. Results: MHR levels were significantly higher in smokers compared to non-smokers (respectively, 15.71 (12.02–20.00) and 11.17 (8.50–14.16), p < 0.0001)). Pearson’s correlation analysis revealed a weak but positive correlation between pack.year and MHR in the smokers group, and there was a moderate positive correlation between the number of cigarettes smoked daily and MHR in the group. In receiver operating characteristics (ROC) analyses, it was determined that a MHR value >13.00 measured in smoker participants at application had a predictive specificity of 66.6% and sensitivity of 70.0% for smoking (area under the curve [AUC] 0.729, 95% CI 0.696, 0.762; p < 0.0001). Conclusions: Elevated MHR is associated with cigarette smoking and may be a useful indicator of a systemic inflammatory response in smokers. Smoker participants who have high MHR levels can easily be identified during routine complete blood count (CBC) analysis and could possibly benefit from preventive treatment.
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spelling pubmed-59204502018-04-30 A New Inflammatory Marker: Elevated Monocyte to HDL Cholesterol Ratio Associated with Smoking Yılmaz, Mücahid Kayançiçek, Hidayet J Clin Med Article Objectives: The adverse effects of smoking in various pathologies are mediated by its effects on the inflammatory system. The monocyte to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) ratio (MHR) has recently emerged as an indicator of inflammation. We aimed to investigate the relationship between MHR and cigarette smoking. Patients and Methods: Three hundred and ninety seven consecutive participants who smoke and 515 healthy subjects with no history of smoking enrolled in the study. Complete blood count parameters and lipid profile were analyzed in all study participants. Smoking habits were calculated as pack.years and number of cigarettes smoked per day. Results: MHR levels were significantly higher in smokers compared to non-smokers (respectively, 15.71 (12.02–20.00) and 11.17 (8.50–14.16), p < 0.0001)). Pearson’s correlation analysis revealed a weak but positive correlation between pack.year and MHR in the smokers group, and there was a moderate positive correlation between the number of cigarettes smoked daily and MHR in the group. In receiver operating characteristics (ROC) analyses, it was determined that a MHR value >13.00 measured in smoker participants at application had a predictive specificity of 66.6% and sensitivity of 70.0% for smoking (area under the curve [AUC] 0.729, 95% CI 0.696, 0.762; p < 0.0001). Conclusions: Elevated MHR is associated with cigarette smoking and may be a useful indicator of a systemic inflammatory response in smokers. Smoker participants who have high MHR levels can easily be identified during routine complete blood count (CBC) analysis and could possibly benefit from preventive treatment. MDPI 2018-04-10 /pmc/articles/PMC5920450/ /pubmed/29642607 http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm7040076 Text en © 2018 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
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title_full A New Inflammatory Marker: Elevated Monocyte to HDL Cholesterol Ratio Associated with Smoking
title_fullStr A New Inflammatory Marker: Elevated Monocyte to HDL Cholesterol Ratio Associated with Smoking
title_full_unstemmed A New Inflammatory Marker: Elevated Monocyte to HDL Cholesterol Ratio Associated with Smoking
title_short A New Inflammatory Marker: Elevated Monocyte to HDL Cholesterol Ratio Associated with Smoking
title_sort new inflammatory marker: elevated monocyte to hdl cholesterol ratio associated with smoking
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5920450/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29642607
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/jcm7040076
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