White blood cell count and mortality in the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging

We investigated the secular trend in white blood cell (WBC) count and the relationship between WBC count and mortality between 1958 and 2002. The WBC count is a clinical marker of inflammation and a strong predictor of mortality. Limited data exist on the WBC count secular trend and the relationship...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the American College of Cardiology Jg. 49; H. 18; S. 1841
Hauptverfasser:	Ruggiero, Carmelinda, Metter, E Jeffrey, Cherubini, Antonio, Maggio, Marcello, Sen, Ranjan, Najjar, Samer S, Windham, Gwen B, Ble, Alessandro, Senin, Umberto, Ferrucci, Luigi
Format:	Journal Article
Sprache:	Englisch
Veröffentlicht:	United States 08.05.2007
Schlagworte:	Baltimore - epidemiology Body Mass Index Cardiovascular Diseases - blood Cardiovascular Diseases - mortality Cause of Death Female Humans Leukocyte Count Longitudinal Studies Male Mortality Proportional Hazards Models Survival Analysis Baltimore
ISSN:	1558-3597, 1558-3597
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