Systemic White Blood Cell Count as a Biomarker Associated with Severity of Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), is a chronic inflammatory disorder. We evaluated whether white blood cell (WBC) count, is associated with the severity of COPD, independent of other inflammatory conditions, such as metabolic syndrome.

Methods

The WBC counts were compared between 1227 COPD patients and 8679 non-COPD adults older than 40. The relationships between the WBC count, lung function, and symptoms score in COPD patients, were determined, using general linear regression analyses.

Results

The WBC count was negatively associated with forced vital capacity (FVC, L), FVC (% predicted), forced expiry volume in one second (FEV₁, L), and FEV₁ (% predicted) in COPD patients. Additionally, the WBC count was independently asso

SUBMITTER: Koo HK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5526959 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature