Using white blood cell counts to predict metabolic syndrome in the elderly: A combined cross-sectional and longitudinal study

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 324-329

  Pei, Chun ^a   Chang, Jin Biou ^b   Hsieh, Chang Hsun ^b   Lin, Jiunn Diann ^c   Hsu, Chun Hsien ^d   Pei, Dee ^d   Liang, Yao Jen ^d   Chen, Yen Lin ^d  

^a NAN KAI UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c TAIPEI MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d FU JEN CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Elderly; Longitudinal; Metabolic syndrome; White blood cell

Indexed keywords

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

ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC PATIENT; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; LEUKOCYTE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PREDICTIVE VALUE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; AGED; BLOOD; MIDDLE AGED; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RISK FACTOR;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE;

EID: 84929507458     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: 18790828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2015.04.009     Document Type: Article

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