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Table 3 Median neutrophil count, number of study participants, incidence case, person-years, rate, and HRs by neutrophil quintile for the association with ischemic stroke in the participants

From: Total white blood cell count or neutrophil count predict ischemic stroke events among adult Taiwanese: report from a community-based cohort study

 

Quintile of baseline neutrophil count

 

Q1

Q2

Q3

Q4

Q5

P for trend

P for Hosmer and Lemeshow test

Median neutrophil count, per μl

2500

3300

3800

4500

5900

  

Individuals, n

694

615

603

631

610

  

Incident cases, n

24

35

28

37

44

  

person-years

10113

8756

8476

8939

8238

  

Rate(/1000 person-year)

2.4

4

3.3

4.1

5.3

  

HR, model 1*,†

1

1.59 (0.95-2.68)

1.41 (0.82-2.43)

1.66 (0.99-2.79)

2.27 (1.38-3.76)

0.002

0.79

HR, model 2*,‡

1

1.63 (0.96-2.77)

1.47 (0.85-2.56)

1.72 (1.02-2.91)

2.32 (1.39-3.87)

0.002

0.25

HR, model 3*

1

1.52 (0.88-2.61)

1.22 (0.69-2.17)

1.52 (0.89-2.62)

1.93 (1.13-3.29)

0.02

0.45

  1. *Data for HR (95% CI) are expressed relative to WBC count quintile1.
  2. Model 1: Adjusted for age and sex.
  3. Model 2: Model 1 plus BMI, alcohol intake, smoking, marital status, education level, occupation, exercise, family history of diabetes and hypertension.
  4. §Model 3: Model 2 plus systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, diabetes, total cholesterol, triglyceride, low density lipoprotein, high density lipoprotein, atrial fibrillation, left ventricular hypertrophy, and coronary artery disease.