Characteristics of the population sample by PLT or WBC count categories
| Characteristics . | PLT count . | WBC count . | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All (n = 14 586) . | Low (n = 272, 1.9%) . | Normal (n = 13 946, 95.6%) . | High (n = 368, 2.5%) . | P* . | Low (n = 554, 3.8%) . | Normal (n = 13 690, 93.9%) . | High (n = 342, 2.3%) . | P* . | |
| Age (y; mean ± SD) | 54.2 (11.5) | 55.5 (11.7) | 54.2 (11.5) | 53.2 (11.8) | .020 | 55.2 (11.9) | 54.2 (11.5) | 52.9 (11.0) | .003 |
| Sex (men; n, %) | 6975 (47.8) | 135 (49.6) | 6670 (47.8) | 170 (46.2) | .70 | 139 (25.1) | 6627 (48.4) | 209 (61.1) | <.0001 |
| Body mass index (mean ± SD) | 27.9 (4.7) | 28.1 (4.7) | 27.9 (4.7) | 27.5 (4.9) | .15 | 26.0 (4.1) | 28.0 (4.7) | 28.6 (5.3) | <.0001 |
| Physical activity (mean ± SD) | 43.1 (9.0) | 43.9 (10.8) | 43.1 (9.0) | 43.3 (9.5) | .35 | 43.5 (9.2) | 43.1 (9.0) | 43.2 (9.1) | .04 |
| Smokers (n, %) | 3507 (24.0) | 68 (25.0) | 3335 (23.9) | 104 (28.3) | .07 | 58 (10.5) | 3232 (23.6) | 217 (63.4) | <.0001 |
| Education (secondary or higher; n,%) | 7212 (49.4) | 114 (41.9) | 6919 (49.6) | 179 (48.6) | .07 | 285 (51.4) | 6762 (49.4) | 165 (48.2) | .08 |
| Hypertension (n, %) | 8069 (55.3) | 144 (52.9) | 7726 (55.4) | 199 (54.0) | .41 | 248 (44.8) | 7630 (55.7) | 191 (55.8) | <.0001 |
| Diabetes (n, %) | 1196 (8.2) | 28 (10.3) | 1144 (8.2) | 24 (6.5) | .24 | 18 (3.2) | 1128 (8.3) | 50 (14.6) | <.0001 |
| Hypercholesterolemia (n, %) | 4746 (32.5) | 50 (18.4) | 4578 (32.8) | 118 (32.1) | <.0001 | 164 (29.6) | 4464 (32.6) | 118 (34.5) | .02 |
| CRP levels (mg/dL)† | 1.42 (0.73-2.60) | 1.43 (0.61-2.35) | 1.41 (0.73-2.59) | 1.65 (0.76-3.38) | .0004 | 0.87 (0.48-1.78) | 1.43 (0.74-2.59) | 2.64 (0.37-5.14) | <.0001 |
| Characteristics . | PLT count . | WBC count . | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All (n = 14 586) . | Low (n = 272, 1.9%) . | Normal (n = 13 946, 95.6%) . | High (n = 368, 2.5%) . | P* . | Low (n = 554, 3.8%) . | Normal (n = 13 690, 93.9%) . | High (n = 342, 2.3%) . | P* . | |
| Age (y; mean ± SD) | 54.2 (11.5) | 55.5 (11.7) | 54.2 (11.5) | 53.2 (11.8) | .020 | 55.2 (11.9) | 54.2 (11.5) | 52.9 (11.0) | .003 |
| Sex (men; n, %) | 6975 (47.8) | 135 (49.6) | 6670 (47.8) | 170 (46.2) | .70 | 139 (25.1) | 6627 (48.4) | 209 (61.1) | <.0001 |
| Body mass index (mean ± SD) | 27.9 (4.7) | 28.1 (4.7) | 27.9 (4.7) | 27.5 (4.9) | .15 | 26.0 (4.1) | 28.0 (4.7) | 28.6 (5.3) | <.0001 |
| Physical activity (mean ± SD) | 43.1 (9.0) | 43.9 (10.8) | 43.1 (9.0) | 43.3 (9.5) | .35 | 43.5 (9.2) | 43.1 (9.0) | 43.2 (9.1) | .04 |
| Smokers (n, %) | 3507 (24.0) | 68 (25.0) | 3335 (23.9) | 104 (28.3) | .07 | 58 (10.5) | 3232 (23.6) | 217 (63.4) | <.0001 |
| Education (secondary or higher; n,%) | 7212 (49.4) | 114 (41.9) | 6919 (49.6) | 179 (48.6) | .07 | 285 (51.4) | 6762 (49.4) | 165 (48.2) | .08 |
| Hypertension (n, %) | 8069 (55.3) | 144 (52.9) | 7726 (55.4) | 199 (54.0) | .41 | 248 (44.8) | 7630 (55.7) | 191 (55.8) | <.0001 |
| Diabetes (n, %) | 1196 (8.2) | 28 (10.3) | 1144 (8.2) | 24 (6.5) | .24 | 18 (3.2) | 1128 (8.3) | 50 (14.6) | <.0001 |
| Hypercholesterolemia (n, %) | 4746 (32.5) | 50 (18.4) | 4578 (32.8) | 118 (32.1) | <.0001 | 164 (29.6) | 4464 (32.6) | 118 (34.5) | .02 |
| CRP levels (mg/dL)† | 1.42 (0.73-2.60) | 1.43 (0.61-2.35) | 1.41 (0.73-2.59) | 1.65 (0.76-3.38) | .0004 | 0.87 (0.48-1.78) | 1.43 (0.74-2.59) | 2.64 (0.37-5.14) | <.0001 |