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White blood cell count may identify abnormal cardiometabolic phenotype and preclinical organ damage in overweight/obese children.
Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD - 1 Jun 2016
Di Bonito P, Pacifico L, Chiesa C, Invitti C, Miraglia Del Giudice E, Baroni M G, Moio N, Pellegrin M C, Tomat M, Licenziati M R, Manco M, Maffeis C, Valerio G
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Subclinical inflammation is a central component of cardiometabolic disease risk in obese subjects. The aim of the study was to evaluate whether the white blood cell count (WBCc) may help to identify an abnormal cardiometabolic phenotype in overweight (Ow) or obese (Ob) children. METHODS AND RESULTS: A cross-sectional sample of 2835 Ow/Ob children and adolescents (age 6-18 years) was recruited...
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