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Table 2 Weighted Multivariate linear regression models of log2-transformed PHR with blood eosinophil counts

From: Association between platelet/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio and blood eosinophil counts in American adults with asthma: a population-based study

PHR

βa (95% CI), P-value

Model 1b

Model 2c

Model 3d

Continuous

43.08 (27.05, 59.10) < 0.001

44.87 (28.92,60.81) < 0.001

41.61 (25.25,57.97) < 0.001

Categories

 Quartile 1

Reference

Reference

Reference

 Quartile 2

41.58 (18.13,65.02) < 0.001

41.64 (18.27,65.02) < 0.001

42.14 (18.33,65.95) 0.001

 Quartile 3

61.17 (38.42,83.91) < 0.001

61.52 (38.72,84.32) < 0.001

58.49 (35.35,81.62) < 0.001

 Quartile 4

65.77 (39.84, 91.71) < 0.001

66.57 (41.81, 91.34) < 0.001

61.06 (34.37,87.75) < 0.001

  1. In sensitivity analysis, PHR is transformed from a continuous variable to a categorical variable (Tertiles)
  2. Abbreviations: PHR Platelet/high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio, 95% CI 95% confidence interval
  3. aβ effect size
  4. bModel 1 no covariables were adjusted
  5. cModel 2 adjusted for sex, age, and race
  6. dModel 3 adjusted for age, sex, race, education level, ratio of family income to poverty, marital status, body mass index, alcohol intake, smoking status, hypertension, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), lipid-lowering drugs, and corticosteroids