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Association of Total and Differential Leukocyte Counts With Cardiovascular Disease and Mortality in the UK Biobank
Author(s) -
Claire E. Welsh,
Paul Welsh,
Patrick B. Mark,
Carlos CelisMorales,
James Lewsey,
Stuart R. Gray,
Donald M. Lyall,
Stamatina Iliodromiti,
Jason M. R. Gill,
Jill P. Pell,
Pardeep S. Jhund,
Naveed Sattar
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
arteriosclerosis thrombosis and vascular biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.007
H-Index - 270
eISSN - 1524-4636
pISSN - 1079-5642
DOI - 10.1161/atvbaha.118.310945
Subject(s) - confidence interval , medicine , hazard ratio , interquartile range , white blood cell , proportional hazards model , immunology , gastroenterology
Elevated white blood cell count is associated with a higher risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD). We aimed to investigate whether specific leukocyte subpopulations, which may more closely indicate a specific inflammatory pathway, are specifically associated with CVD.

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