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Published on: October 5, 2015
Development and Validation of a Predictive Model Using Inflammatory Biomarkers for Active Tuberculosis Risk in
Xuan Zhang1,2, Haiyan Fu2,3, Jie Li1,2
1Cardiology Department, The 3rd People's Hospital of Kunming, Kunming, Yunnan, People's Republic of China.
Aim:
Exploring the value of inflammatory markers in diagnosing active pulmonary tuberculosis in diabetics.
Patients And Methods:
Routine clinical indicators and a range of inflammatory markers were assessed in 276 diabetic patients (DM) and 276 patients with diabetes mellitus combined with active tuberculosis (DM-PTB) from Kunming, Yunnan Province, China. Differences between indicators were compared between the two groups, and factors influencing the susceptibility of diabetic patients to active tuberculosis were analyzed. A novel predictive model was constructed by combining inflammatory and lipid markers using R-Studio in a pioneering manner, and the efficacy of the predictive model was assessed using Calibration Curve and other methods in a multifaceted manner.
Results:
Univariate analysis showed that clinical markers including triglycerides, leukocytes, neutrophils, lymphocytes, monocytes, and platelets; inflammatory markers including the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), neutrophil to high-density lipoprotein ratio (NHR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), platelet-to-neutrophil ratio (PNR), platelet-to-monocyte ratio (PMR), monocyte to high-density lipoprotein ratio (MHR), monocyte-to-lymphocyte ratio (MLR), systemic immune-inflammation index (SII), systemic inflammation response index (SIRI), aggregate inflammation systemic index (AISI), neutrophil-to-monocyte ratio (NMR), and lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR) showed significant differences. Specifically, triglyceride, PNR, PMR, MHR, and MLR are risk factors for the development of PTB in DM patients. The model for predicting DM-PTB using a combination of indicators has a high sensitivity (75.0%) and specificity (81.9%).
Conclusion:
Triglycerides, PNR, PMR, MHR, and MLR were identified as influential factors in the progression to PTB in diabetic patients. The combined application of these indicators provides an economical, convenient and direct method for early identification of diabetic patients susceptible to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.
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