Correlation between white blood cell count and metabolic syndrome in adolescence

Pediatrics International

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 827-832

  Hsieh, Chang Hsun ^a   Pei, Dee ^b,c   Kuo, Shi Wen ^b   Chen, Cheng Yu ^b   Tsai, Shih Li ^b   Lai, Chun Lung ^b   Lee, Chien Hsing ^a   Wu, Chung Ze ^a   Hung, Yi Jen ^a   Hsieh, Ming Chen ^b  

^a TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c CARDINAL TIEN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Adolescence; Metabolic syndrome; Obesity; White blood cell count

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MARKER; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 36649002270     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.2007.02450.x     Document Type: Article

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