Table 3 Univariate analysis of relationships between white blood cell, FMD and NID in subsets of subjects.

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

Variables

FMD

NID

 < 65 years old (n = 625)

 − 0.06

 − 0.01

 ≥ 65 years old (n = 726)

0.01

 − 0.01

Men (n = 812)

0.01

0.05

Women (n = 539)

0.02

0.01

Body mass index < 25 kg/m2 (n = 840)

0.13

0.04

Body mass index ≥ 25 kg/m2 (n = 501)

 − 0.05

0.01

Hypertension (n = 1051)

0.01

0.01

No hypertension (n = 300)

 − 0.03

0.09

Dyslipidemia (n = 853)

 − 0.02

0.05

No dyslipidemia (n = 498)

0.03

0.01

Diabetes mellitus (n = 444)

0.04

0.05

No diabetes mellitus (n = 907)

 − 0.01

0.04

Current smoker (n = 229)

 − 0.05

0.01

Non-smoker (n = 1122)

0.01

0.02

Low WBC ≤ 5.2 × 103/μL (n = 458)

 − 0.01

0.06

Middle WBC 5.2–6.5 × 103/μL (n = 455)

0.06

 − 0.01

High WBC > 6.5 × 103/μL (n = 438)

 − 0.03

0.05

  1. FMD flow-mediated vasodilation, NID nitroglycerine-induced vasodilation, WBC white blood cell.