Association between white blood cell count and components of metabolic syndrome

Pediatrics International

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 14-18

  Wu, Chung Ze ^a   Lin, Jiunn D ^a   Li, Jer Chuan ^a   Kuo, Shi Wen ^a   Hsieh, Chang Hsun ^b   Lian, Wei Chen ^a   Lee, Chien Hsing ^b   Wan, Hsiang Lin ^a   Hung, Yi Jen ^b   Pei, Dee ^c,d  

^a BUDDHIST TZU CHI GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CARDINAL TIEN HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Body mass index; High density lipoprotein cholesterol; Metabolic syndrome; White blood cell count

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; INFANT; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHOLESTEROL, HDL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; TRIGLYCERIDES;

EID: 60849131277     PISSN: 13288067     EISSN: 1442200X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1442-200X.2008.02658.x     Document Type: Article

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