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- Relationship to Diabetes
- Type 1
An elevated white blood cell (WBC) count in young men is an independent predictor for the development of diabetes in later life, suggest study findings.
In addition, overweight and obese individuals with a relatively low WBC count have a significantly lower risk for diabetes than those with a higher count.
"This may help in better characterizing obese individuals who are relatively protected from the metabolic derangements frequently associated with obesity," say Amir Tirosh (Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA) and colleagues.
http://www.news-medical.net/news/20121001/WBC-counts-in-diabetes-risk-prediction.aspx
In addition, overweight and obese individuals with a relatively low WBC count have a significantly lower risk for diabetes than those with a higher count.
"This may help in better characterizing obese individuals who are relatively protected from the metabolic derangements frequently associated with obesity," say Amir Tirosh (Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, USA) and colleagues.
http://www.news-medical.net/news/20121001/WBC-counts-in-diabetes-risk-prediction.aspx