Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio as an inflammatory biomarker of diabetic nephropathy among type 2 diabetes mellitus patients: A comparative cross-sectional study.

Objective: This study aimed to determine the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) as an inflammatory biomarker among type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients with diabetic nephropathy (DN).

Methods: A comparative cross-sectional study design was conducted on 199 T2DM patients attending Bole 17 Health Center, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The urine albumin test was done by the MICRAL-II test strip.