Eosinophil Count Is a Common Factor for Complex Metabolic and Pulmonary Traits and Diseases: The LifeLines Cohort Study

There is ongoing debate on the association between eosinophil count and diseases, as previous studies were inconsistent. We studied the relationship of eosinophil count with 22 complex metabolic, cardiac, and pulmonary traits and diseases. From the population-based LifeLines Cohort Study (N = 167,72...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 11; no. 12; p. e0168480
Main Authors:	Amini, Marzyeh, Bashirova, Dinara, Prins, Bram P., Corpeleijn, Eva, Bruinenberg, Marcel, Franke, Lude, Harst, Pim van der, Navis, Gerjan, Wolffenbuttel, Bruce H. R., Stolk, Ronald P., Wijmenga, Cisca, Postma, Dirkje S., Koppelman, Gerard H., Boezen, H. Marike, Vonk, Judith, Snieder, Harold, Alizadeh, Behrooz Z.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 15.12.2016 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Adult Aged Asthma Asthma - blood Asthma - metabolism Biology and Life Sciences Blood pressure Body mass Body Mass Index Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease Cohort analysis Cohort Studies Coronary artery disease Diagnosis Diseases Eosinophils Eosinophils - physiology Epidemiology Female Glycated Hemoglobin A - metabolism Heart diseases High density lipoprotein Humans Leukocyte Count Leukocytes (eosinophilic) Lipoproteins (high density) Lipoproteins (low density) Lipoproteins, HDL - blood Logistic Models Low density lipoprotein Lung diseases Male Measurement Medicine and Health Sciences Men Mens health Metabolic diseases Metabolic disorders Metabolic syndrome Metabolic Syndrome - blood Metabolic Syndrome - metabolism Middle Aged Multivariate Analysis Obesity Obesity - blood Obesity - metabolism Pediatrics Physiological aspects Population Population studies Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - blood Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive - metabolism Regression Analysis Respiratory tract diseases Sex Factors Smoking Statistical analysis Womens health Netherlands
ISSN:	1932-6203, 1932-6203
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