Association Between Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio and Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: An Updated Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Health Sci Rep · 2026 · PMC12862005 · PMID 41635448

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approached significancep = 0.096so close (0.05 < p ≤ 0.1)

Begg's test : Non‐significant for Poor versus Well ( p = 0.200) and Poor versus Prediabetes ( p = 0.804); approached significance for Poor versus Normoglycemia ( p = 0.096), suggesting marginal bias that did not materially affect conclusions.

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