Research Article
White Blood Cell Count in Elderly Is Clinically Useful in Predicting Long-Term Survival
Table 2
Cox regression analyses of all-cause, cardiovascular, and noncardiovascular mortality according to WBC count stratified by sex ( men and women).
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All hazard ratios (HR) are per 109/L increase in WBC count. Model 1: crude HR, model 2: HR adjusted for current smoking and known hypertension, and model 3: HR adjusted for current smoking, known hypertension, prior myocardial infarction, known diabetes, total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, and BMI. |