Elevated white blood cell count is associated with higher risk of glucose metabolism disorders in middle-aged and elderly Chinese people

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2014, Pages 5497-5509

  Jiang, Hua ^a   Yan, Wen Hua ^a   Li, Chan Juan ^b   Wang, An Ping ^a   Dou, Jing Tao ^a   Mu, Yi Ming ^a  

^a CHINESE PLA GENERAL HOSPITAL   (China)

^b FOURTH MILITARY MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Diabetes mellitus; Glucose metabolism disorders; Glycosylated hemoglobin A1c; Inflammation; Type 2; White blood cell

Indexed keywords

AGENTS AFFECTING LIPID METABOLISM; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN; TRIACYLGLYCEROL; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL;

BLOOD; BODY MASS; DIABETES; ELDERLY POPULATION; HEMOGLOBIN; METABOLISM; PROTEIN; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHINESE; CHRONIC INFLAMMATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE EXACERBATION; DYSLIPIDEMIA; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLYCEMIC CONTROL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPERTENSION; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY; MIDDLE AGED; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING CESSATION; WAIST HIP RATIO; CHINA; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; GLUCOSE METABOLISM DISORDERS; METABOLISM;

CHINA;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; BLOOD GLUCOSE; CHINA; DIABETES MELLITUS, TYPE 2; FEMALE; GLUCOSE METABOLISM DISORDERS; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84901377030     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph110505497     Document Type: Article

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