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Association between Cigarette Smoking, White Blood Cell Count, and Metabolic Syndrome as Defined by the Japanese Criteria
1 Jan 2007
Abstract excerpt
OBJECTIVE: Cigarette smoking increases the circulating white blood cell (WBC) count and the prevalence of metabolic syndrome. We investigated the association between cigarette smoking, WBC count, and metabolic syndrome as defined by the Japanese criteria. METHOD: Cross-sectional data from 3,687 men undergoing general health screening between 2005 and 2006 were analyzed. RESULTS: After adjustment for age and total...
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