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White blood cell count: an independent predictor of coronary heart disease risk in middle-aged and elderly population with hyperuricemia.

Hu Chen, Xiang Ding, Jiatian Li, Ziying Wu, Yuqing Wang, Hongyi He, Zidan Yang, Jing Wu, Yilun Wang, Dongxing Xie

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Hu ChenDepartment of Orthopaedics, Xiangya Hospital.
Xiang DingDepartment of Orthopaedics, Xiangya Hospital.
Jiatian LiDepartment of Orthopaedics, Xiangya Hospital.
Ziying WuDepartment of Orthopaedics, Xiangya Hospital.
Yuqing WangDepartment of Orthopaedics, Xiangya Hospital.
Hongyi HeDepartment of Orthopaedics, Xiangya Hospital.
Zidan YangDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Jing WuDepartment of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, Xiangya School of Public Health, Central South University, Changsha, Hunan, China.
Yilun WangDepartment of Orthopaedics, Xiangya Hospital.
Dongxing XieDepartment of Orthopaedics, Xiangya Hospital.

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Previous studies have shown that hyperuricemia is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease. The aim of the study was to examine the association between white blood cell (WBC) count and coronary heart disease (CHD) risk in middle-aged and elderly population with hyperuricemia.Data included in this analysis were from a population-based cross-sectional study, that is, the Xiangya Hospital Health Management Center Study. Hyperuricemia was defined as uric acid ≥416 μmol/L in male population and ≥360 μmol/L in female population. The WBC count was classified into 3 categories based on the tertile distribution of the study population. Framingham risk scores calculated by the Adult Treatment Panel III charts were used to estimate 10-year CHD risk for each participant. The relationship between WBC count and CHD risk in patients with hyperuricemia was examined using the multivariable logistic analysis.A total of 1148 hyperuricemia patients (855 males and 293 females) aged from 40 to 85 years were included and 418 (36.4%) of them were defined with relatively high 10-year CHD risk. Compared with the lowest tertile, the crude odds ratios (ORs) of high 10-year CHD risk were 1.43 (95% confidence interval [CI] 1.06-1.92) and 1.56 (95% CI 1.16-2.11) in the 2nd and 3rd tertiles of WBC count (P for trend = .004), and the multivariable adjusted ORs of high 10-year CHD risk were 1.39 (95% CI 1.03-1.89) and 1.47 (95% CI 1.08-2.00) in the 2nd and 3rd tertiles of WBC count (P for trend = .015).This study indicated that WBC count was associated with CHD risk in patients with hyperuricemia, suggesting that WBC count, an easily accessible biomarker, could probably predict CHD risk in middle-aged and elderly population with hyperuricemia.

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Leukocyte CountAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBiomarkersCoronary DiseaseCross-Sectional StudiesFemaleHumansHyperuricemiaMaleMiddle AgedRisk FactorsBiomarkers

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