Table 2 Univariate analysis of relationships among white blood cell, FMD, NID and variables.

From: White blood cell count is not associated with flow-mediated vasodilation or nitroglycerine-induced vasodilation

Variables

White blood cell

FMD

NID

Age, year

 − 0.13

 − 0.25

 − 0.28

Body mass index, kg/m2

0.21

 − 0.01

 − 0.01

Systolic blood pressure, mmHg

0.06

 − 0.10

 − 0.10

Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg

0.09

 − 0.02

0.06

Heart rate, bpm

0.08

0.02

0.01

Total cholesterol, mmol/L

0.08

 − 0.02

0.10

Triglycerides, mmol/L

0.20

 − 0.07*

0.05

HDL cholesterol, mmol/L

 − 0.21

 − 0.01

0.01

LDL cholesterol, mmol/L

0.11

 − 0.01

0.06

Glucose, mmol/L

0.04

 − 0.14

 − 0.03

Hemoglobin A1c, %

0.13

 − 0.13

 − 0.09

BUN, mmol/L

 − 0.01

 − 0.08

 − 0.14

Creatinine, umol/L

0.13

 − 0.08

 − 0.10

eGFR, mL/min/1.73 m2

0.02

0.14

0.16

hs-CRP, mg/dL

0.16

0.06

 − 0.02

Smoking, pack-years

0.11

 − 0.08*

 − 0.09*

White blood cells, × 103/μL

 − 0.01

0.03

Neutrophils, × 103/μL

0.88

0.02

 − 0.01

Lymphocytes, × 103/μL

0.54

0.01

0.08*

Monocytes, × 103/μL

0.59

0.02

 − 0.04

Eosinophils, × 103/μL

0.28

0.04

0.05

Basophils, × 103/μL

0.25

0.04

 − 0.04

Baseline BAD, mm

0.08

 − 0.34

 − 0.40

FMD, %

 − 0.01

0.40

NID, %

0.03

0.40

  1. FMD flow-mediated vasodilation, NID nitroglycerine-induced vasodilation, HDL high-density lipoprotein, LDL low-density lipoprotein, BUN blood urea nitrogen, eGFR estimated-glomerular filtration rate, hs-CRP high-sensitive C-reactive protein, BAD brachial artery diameter.
  2. *P < 0.05, P < 0.01.