Open AccessWhite Blood Cell Count as a Predictor of Incident Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Among Non-Obese Adults: A Longitudinal 10-Year Analysis of the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study
Author(s) -
Jaemin Park,
Hye Sun Lee,
JuYoung Park,
Dong-Hyuk Jung,
Jiwon Lee
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of inflammation research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.656
H-Index - 33
ISSN - 1178-7031
DOI - 10.2147/jir.s300026
Subject(s) - medicine , quartile , hazard ratio , proportional hazards model , type 2 diabetes mellitus , epidemiology , white blood cell , confounding , diabetes mellitus , incidence (geometry) , cumulative incidence , cohort study , type 2 diabetes , cohort , confidence interval , endocrinology , physics , optics
Limited evidence is available on whether the white blood cell (WBC) count is a predictor of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in non-obese individuals. This study aimed to determine whether WBC count could be used as an indicator for the prediction of incident T2DM among non-obese individuals using a large, community-based Korean cohort that was observed over 10 years.