White blood cell counts as risk markers of developing metabolic syndrome and its components in the PREDIMED study

White blood cell counts as risk markers of developing metabolic syndrome and its components in the PREDIMED study

BACKGROUND: The Metabolic Syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of metabolic abnormalities that includes hyperglucemia, hypertension, dyslipidemia and central obesity, conferring an increased risk of cardiovascular disease. The white blood cell (WBC) count has been proposed as a marker for predicting card...

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Main Authors: Babio, N. (Nancy), Ibarrola-Jurado, N. (Nuria), Bullo, M. (Monica), Martinez-Gonzalez, M.A. (Miguel Ángel), Wärnberg, J. (Julia), Salaverria-Lete, I. (Itziar), Ortega-Calvo, M. (Manuel), Estruch, R. (Ramón), Serra-Majem, L. (Luis), Covas, M.I. (María Isabel), Sorli, J.V. (Jose V.), Salas-Salvado, J. (Jordi)
Format: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Language:eng
Published: Public Library of Sciences 2013
Subjects:
Metabolic disorders
White blood cells
Cholesterol
Obesity
Lymphocites
Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10171/34170

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