TY - JOUR
T1 - Association of white blood cell subfraction concentration with fitness and fatness
AU - Johannsen, N M
AU - Priest, E L
AU - Dixit, V D
AU - Earnest, Conrad P
AU - Blair, S N
AU - Church, T S
N1 - Journal article British journal of sports medicine Br J Sports Med. 2008 Oct 17. Exercise and Health
PY - 2008
Y1 - 2008
N2 - OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between fitness, BMI, and neutrophil, lymphocyte, monocyte, basophil, and eosinophil concentrations in apparently healthy, nonsmoking men.
DESIGN: Cross-sectional study of 452 men from the Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study examining the resting concentration of white blood cell subfractions across fitness (maximal METS during a treadmill exercise test) and fatness (BMI) categories after adjusting for age. RESULTS: Fitness was inversely associated with all WBC subfraction concentrations. After further adjusting for BMI, only total WBC, neutrophil, and basophil concentrations remained significantly associated with fitness. BMI was directly associated with total WBC, neutrophil, lymphocyte, monocyte, and basophil concentrations and when fitness was added to the model, only monocytes lost significance. CONCLUSION: Fitness (inversely) and fatness (directly) are associated with WBC subfraction populations.
AB - OBJECTIVE: To examine the association between fitness, BMI, and neutrophil, lymphocyte, monocyte, basophil, and eosinophil concentrations in apparently healthy, nonsmoking men.
DESIGN: Cross-sectional study of 452 men from the Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study examining the resting concentration of white blood cell subfractions across fitness (maximal METS during a treadmill exercise test) and fatness (BMI) categories after adjusting for age. RESULTS: Fitness was inversely associated with all WBC subfraction concentrations. After further adjusting for BMI, only total WBC, neutrophil, and basophil concentrations remained significantly associated with fitness. BMI was directly associated with total WBC, neutrophil, lymphocyte, monocyte, and basophil concentrations and when fitness was added to the model, only monocytes lost significance. CONCLUSION: Fitness (inversely) and fatness (directly) are associated with WBC subfraction populations.
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UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bjsm.2008.050682
U2 - 10.1136/bjsm.2008.050682
DO - 10.1136/bjsm.2008.050682
M3 - Article
SN - 0306-3674
VL - 44
SP - 588
EP - 593
JO - British Journal of Sports Medicine
JF - British Journal of Sports Medicine
ER -