Abstract
Cross-sectional associations between white blood cell (WBC) count, lymphocyte and granulocyte numbers, and carotid intima-media thickness (IMT) and brachial-ankle pulse wave velocity (PWV) were examined in a novel older Chinese community sample. A total of 817 men and 760 women from a sub-study of the Guangzhou Biobank Cohort Study had a full blood count measured by an automated hematology analyzer, carotid IMT by B-mode ultrasonography and brachial-ankle PWV by a non-invasive automatic waveform analyzer. Following adjustment for confounders, WBC count (β=0.07, P
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 187-190 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Journal of Human Hypertension |
Volume | 26 |
Early online date | 9 Jun 2011 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2012 |