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ArticleEuropean journal of clinical investigation2021

Clustering of blood cell count abnormalities and future risk of death.

Giuseppe Patti, Veronica Lio, Giuseppe Di Martino, Fabrizio Ricci, Giulia Renda, Olle Melander, Gunnar Engström, Viktor Hamrefors, Raffaele De Caterina, Artur Fedorowski

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Giuseppe PattiChair of Cardiology, University of Eastern Piedmont and Maggiore della Carità Hospital, Novara, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5404-3968
Veronica LioChair of Cardiology, University of Eastern Piedmont and Maggiore della Carità Hospital, Novara, Italy.
Giuseppe Di MartinoDepartment of Medicine and Ageing Sciences, "G. d'Annunzio" University, Chieti, Italy.
Fabrizio RicciDepartment of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, G. d'Annunzio University, Chieti, Italy.
Giulia RendaDepartment of Neuroscience, Imaging and Clinical Sciences, G. d'Annunzio University, Chieti, Italy.
Olle MelanderDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden.
Gunnar EngströmDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden.
Viktor HamreforsDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden.
Raffaele De CaterinaUniversity Cardiology Division, University of Pisa, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1637-574X
Artur FedorowskiDepartment of Clinical Sciences, Lund University, Malmö, Sweden.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5352-6327

Funding

Albert Påhlsson Research FoundationCrafoord FoundationErnhold Lundströms Research FoundationHulda and Conrad Mossfelt FoundationKing Gustaf V and Queen Victoria FoundationLennart Hanssons Memorial FundMalmö University HospitalMedical Faculty of Lund UniversityRegion SkaneSwedish Heart and Lung FoundationSwedish Medical Research CouncilThe Wallenberg Foundation
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Abstract

backgroundThe identification of novel predictors of poor outcome may help stratify cardiovascular risk. Aim was to evaluate the individual contribution of blood cell count parameters, as well as their clustering, on the risk of death and cardiovascular events over the long term in the population-based Malmö Diet and Cancer Study cohort.

methodsIn 30,447 individuals (age 57 ± 8 years), we assessed the incidence of all-cause death (primary endpoint) and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE, secondary outcome measure) according to absence or presence of one, two and three factors at baseline out of the following: anaemia, leukocytosis and thrombocytosis. Median follow-up was 16 years.

resultsThe percentages of all-cause death were 19.5% in individuals without factors, 21.3% in those with one factor, 27.4% with two and 46.4% with three (log-rank test P < .001). The crude incidence of MACE was 28.0%, 29.2%, 35.5% and 57.1%, respectively (log-rank test P < .001). At multivariate analysis, we found a stepwise increase in overall mortality with increasing number of prevalent factors (one factor: HR 1.23, 95% CI 1.14-1.31, P < .001; two factors: 1.61, 1.37-1.89, P < .001; three factors: 2.69, 1.44-5.01, P = .002, vs no factor). Similar findings were observed for the incidence of MACE (one factor: adjusted HR 1.18, 95% CI 1.11-1.24, P < .001; two factors: 1.52, 1.33-1.76, P < .001; three factors: 2.03, 1.21-3.67, P < .001, vs no factor).

conclusionsThe easily assessable clustering of anaemia, leukocytosis and thrombocytosis heralds higher incidence of death and adverse cardiovascular events.

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Blood Cell CountMortalityAgedAnemiaCohort StudiesFemaleHumansIncidenceLeukocytosisMaleMiddle AgedSwedenThrombocytosisanaemiablood cell countcardiovascular eventsmortalitypopulation-based study

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