Blood leukocyte count is a risk factor for intima-media thickening and subclinical carotid atherosclerosis in middle-aged men  Antti Loimaala, Riikka.

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Blood leukocyte count is a risk factor for intima-media thickening and subclinical carotid atherosclerosis in middle-aged men  Antti Loimaala, Riikka Rontu, Ilkka Vuori, Michele Mercuri, Terho Lehtimäki, Arja Nenonen, M. Gene Bond  Atherosclerosis  Volume 188, Issue 2, Pages 363-369 (October 2006) DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2005.11.021 Copyright © 2005 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions

Fig. 1 Mean maximum carotid artery intima-media thickness (IMT) of 12 sites by (A) age, (B) leukocyte count and (C) systolic blood pressure tertiles. Values are shown by mean ±95% confidence intervals. P-values by analysis of variance. Atherosclerosis 2006 188, 363-369DOI: (10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2005.11.021) Copyright © 2005 Elsevier Ireland Ltd Terms and Conditions