Table 1 Descriptive of the study population according to time of follow-up
Baseline | Follow-up 1 | Follow-up 2 | Follow-up 3 | Follow-up 4 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number of subjects | 1343 | 1038 | 948 | 834 | 469 |
Age at baseline (yy) | 68.86±15.63 | 67.18±15.43 | 65.63±15.45 | 64.37±14.94 | 59.53±15.81 |
Age chronological (yy) | 68.86±15.63 | 70.23±15.44 | 71.71±15.46 | 73.52±14.97 | 74.00±15.83 |
Sex female n (%) | 745 (55.47) | 574 (55.30) | 532 (56.12) | 467 (56.0) | 258 (55.01) |
Death n (%) § | 144 (9.91) | 155 (10.66) | 140 (9.63) | 215 (14.79) | 197 (13.56) |
Cigarettes smoking habit n (%) | 240 (17.87) | 155 (14.93) | 118 (12.45) | 87 (10.43) | 43 (9.17) |
Neutrophils count (K/µL) | 3.75±1.26 | 3.60±1.16 | 3.67±1.25 | 3.73±1.41 | 3.56±1.35 |
Lymphocytes count (K/µL) | 1.91±0.65 | 1.93±0.65 | 1.94±0.65 | 1.95±0.66 | 1.94±0.62 |
Neutrophil to Lymphocyte ratio (K/µL) | 2.17±1.00 | 2.01±0.88 | 2.19±1.18 | 2.20±1.28 | 2.07±1.41 |
Log NLR* (K/µL) | 0.68±0.42 | 0.62±0.41 | 0.68±0.43 | 0.67±0.47 | 0.60±0.48 |