The Systemic Immune-inflammation Index is Significantly Associated with the Severity of Silicosis: a 9-year Retrospective Study in Beijing

Overview

Journal Front Med (Lausanne)

Specialty General Medicine

Date 2024 Feb 22

PMID 38384409

Authors

Han-Yu-Jie Kang

Si-Yu Cao

Shuai Shao

Li-Rong Liang

Zhao-Hui Tong

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Abstract

Background: Silicosis shows an increasing trend with the development of new industries. However, the potential biomarkers for predicting the disease severity are lacking. A novel inflammatory marker, the systemic immune-inflammation Index (SII), has not been studied in silicosis.

Methods: In this retrospective study, we used data from a big database platform of a tertiary general hospital in Beijing, which was established based on the electronic medical records of the hospital. The clinical data of adult patients diagnosed with silicosis at the Department of Occupational Medicine and Toxicology from 2013 to 2022 were collected. The data extracted from the database were in de-identified form. Only patients with a first diagnosis of silicosis and without conditions that might affect the parameters of routine blood tests were included in the analysis. Analyses were performed to assess the relationship between SII and the advanced stage of silicosis.

Results: A total of 246 participants were included in the study. Most of the patients were exposed to silica particles during excavation and digging ( = 149, 60.6%). SII level was significantly higher in patients with advanced stages of silicosis. A multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed that a higher SII level was associated with the advanced stage of silicosis [odds ratio (OR) = 1.002; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.000-1.003, < 0.001] after adjusting for all covariates. The best cutoff value of SII was 444.1. The results of the subgroup analysis also showed a significant correlation between SII level over 444.1 and the advanced stage of silicosis in groups stratified by gender, history of smoking, and duration of silica exposure. Moreover, our results showed a significant but weak negative correlation between the level of SII and some lung function parameters in silicosis.

Conclusion: Higher SII is associated with the advanced stage of silicosis and impaired lung function. More long-term, large-scale studies are needed to confirm these findings.

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