Open AccessLeukocyte Count as a Predictor of Cardiovascular Events and Mortality in Postmenopausal Women
Author(s) -
Karen L. Margolis,
Jo Ann E. Manson,
Philip Greenland,
Rebecca J. Rodabough,
Paul F. Bray,
Monika M. Safford,
Richard H. Grimm,
Barbara V. Howard,
Annlouise R. Assaf,
Ross L. Prentice
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinte.165.5.500
Subject(s) - medicine , hazard ratio , body mass index , myocardial infarction , diabetes mellitus , quartile , proportional hazards model , population , stroke (engine) , aspirin , prospective cohort study , confidence interval , endocrinology , mechanical engineering , environmental health , engineering
Increasing evidence supports a role for inflammation in the atherosclerotic process. The role of the leukocyte count as an independent predictor of risk of a first cardiovascular disease (CVD) event remains uncertain. Our objective was to describe the relation between the baseline white blood cell (WBC) count and future CVD events and mortality in postmenopausal women.