B
White blood cell count
Inflammatory & ImmuneLab test / biomarkerriskpartially modifiable
25
evidence score
Also known as: leukocyte count
PREVENT status
Not a PREVENT input variable.
Causal support
observational only
Score components
lit volume: 10meta-analyses: 11.6trials: 3genetic: 0MR bonus:
References (9)
3 meta-analyses / systematic reviews- METASex-Specific Risk of Smoking for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm and Exploration of Potential Mechanism: Meta-Analysis and Prospective Cohort Study. — Arteriosclerosis, thrombosis, and vascular biology 2025 · PMID 40336481
- METARisk factors for stroke-related pneumonia in patients with ischaemic stroke: A systematic evaluation and meta-analysis. — Clinical neurology and neurosurgery 2024 · PMID 39426216
- METAEmerging Risk Factors for Coronary Heart Disease: A Summary of Systematic Reviews Conducted for the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force — Annals of Internal Medicine 2009 · PMID 19805772
- Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease and cardiovascular risk factors in rheumatoid arthritis. — Clinical rheumatology 2025 · PMID 39962010
- Periodontitis and platelet count: A new potential link with cardiovascular and other systemic inflammatory diseases — Journal Of Clinical Periodontology 2018 · PMID 30133784
- Inflammatory Markers for Arterial Stiffness in Cardiovascular Diseases — Frontiers in Immunology 2017 · PMID 28912780
- Risk Factors for Ischemic Stroke Subtypes — Stroke 2006 · PMID 16931783
- Traditional and Nontraditional Risk Factors Predict Coronary Heart Disease in Chronic Kidney Disease — Journal of the American Society of Nephrology 2005 · PMID 15625072
- [Prevention of coronary heart disease: smoking]. — Zeitschrift fur Kardiologie 2005 · PMID 16258791
Clinical trials (1)
| NCT | Title | Status | Type | Interventions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| NCT02014610 | Leukocyte Counts and Initial Presentation of Cardiovascular Diseases: a CALIBER Study | UNKNOWN | OBSERVATIONAL |
Genetic associations (0)
None linked.