Key result
Low lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio linked to ~28% higher 1-year mortality in critically ill AF patients.
Why the study?
Inflammation plays a key role in the initiation and progression of AF, but little data are available on the relationship between lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio and AF.
Does a low lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR ≤ 2.67) predict higher all-cause mortality in critically ill patients with atrial fibrillation?
Observational (n=3,567)
No
Does a low lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR ≤ 2.67) predict higher all-cause mortality in critically ill patients with atrial fibrillation?
A low lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (≤2.67) is an independent predictor of increased short- and long-term all-cause mortality in critically ill patients with atrial fibrillation.
BACKGROUND: Inflammation plays a key role in the initiation and progression of atrial fibrillation (AF). Lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR) has been proved to be a reliable predictor of many inflammation-associated diseases, but little data are available on the relationship between LMR and AF. We aimed to evaluate the predictive value of LMR in predicting all-cause mortality among AF patients. METHODS: Data of patients diagnosed with AF were retrieved from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care-III (MIMIC-III) database. X-tile analysis was used to calculate the optimal cutoff value for LMR. The Cox regression model was used to assess the association of LMR and 28-day, 90-day, and 1-year mortality. Additionally, a propensity score matching (PSM) method was performed to minimize the impact of potential confounders. RESULTS: A total of 3567 patients hospitalized with AF were enrolled in this study. The X-tile software indicated that the optimal cutoff value of LMR was 2.67. A total of 1127 pairs were generated, and all the covariates were well balanced after PSM. The Cox proportional-hazards model showed that patients with the low LMR (≤2.67) had a higher 1-year all-cause mortality than those with the high LMR (>2.67) in the study cohort before PSM (HR = 1.640, 95% CI: 1.437-1.872, p < 0.001) and after PSM (HR = 1.279, 95% CI: 1.094-1.495, p = 0.002). The multivariable Cox regression analysis for 28-day and 90-day mortality yielded similar results. CONCLUSIONS: The lower LMR (≤2.67) was associated with a higher risk of 28-day, 90-day, and 1-year all-cause mortality, which might serve as an independent predictor in AF patients.
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Yu et al. (2021) conducted an observational in Atrial fibrillation (n=3,567). Low lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (≤2.67) vs. High lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (>2.67) was evaluated on 1-year all-cause mortality (HR 1.279, 95% CI 1.094-1.495, p=0.002). A low lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (≤2.67) was associated with a significantly higher risk of 1-year all-cause mortality (HR 1.279) compared to a higher ratio in critically ill patients with atrial fibrillation.
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