Associations between White Blood Cell Count and the Development of Incidental Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease
Table 1
Baseline characteristics of study subjects according to white blood cell quartiles.
Women (cells/L)
Q1 ()
Q2 ()
Q3 ()
Q4 ()
for trend
Age, years
0.243
Body mass index, kg/m2
<0.001
Waist circumference, cm
0.017
ALT, IU/L
0.090
Fasting glucose, mg/dL
0.010
Triglycerides, mg/dL
<0.001
HDL cholesterol, mg/dL
<0.001
White blood cell counts, cells/μL
<0.001
Current smoking, %
6 (1.9)
11 (3.5)
2 (0.6)
11 (3.5)
0.072
Hypertension, %
32 (10.2)
28 (8.9)
24 (7.7)
43 (13.7)
0.071
5 yr_NAFLD, %
29 (9.3)
55 (17.6)
58 (17.9)
78 (24.9)
<0.001
Men (cells/μL)
Q1 ()
Q2 ()
Q3 ()
Q4 ()
for trend
Age, years
0.171
Body mass index, kg/m2
<0.001
Waist circumference, cm
<0.001
ALT, IU/L
0.012
Fasting glucose, mg/dL
0.020
Triglycerides, mg/dL
<0.001
HDL cholesterol, mg/dL
<0.001
White blood cell counts, cells/μL
<0.001
Current smoking, %
34 (14.7)
46 (19.7)
68 (28.8)
103 (44.0)
<0.001
Hypertension, %
32 (13.9)
47 (20.1)
46 (19.5)
51 (21.8)
0.145
5 yr_NAFLD, %
58 (25.1)
77 (32.9)
91 (38.6)
113 (48.3)
<0.001
Values are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation or number (%). ALT: alanine aminotransferase; NAFLD: nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; HDL: high density lipoprotein.
