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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Published in:	Journal of the American College of Cardiology Vol. 49; no. 18; p. 1841
Main Authors:	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
Language:	English
Published:	United States 08.05.2007
Subjects:	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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