Blood Cells

New blood cells data have been reported by researchers at National Taiwan University

Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, June 7th, 2010

"Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is an inflammatory process. The association between white blood cell (WBC) count and PAD in those with and without traditional risk factors is not clear," scientists writing in the journal Angiology report.

"We examined data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 1999 to 2004. A total of 5260 participants were included. The result showed that the prevalence of PAD rose from 2.8% +/- 0.5% in the lowest quartile of plasma WBC count to 8.0% +/- 1.2% in the highest quartile. In subgroup analysis, the graded association between WBC count and PAD was significant in patients without hypertension, diabetes,...

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