Epidemiology of haematocrit, white cell count, red cell aggregation and fibrinogen: The Glasgow MONICA study

Article type: Research Article

Authors: Lowe, G.D.O.^; | Lee, A.J.^; | Rumley, A.^; | Smith, W.C.S.^; | Tunstall-Pedoe, H.^;

Affiliations: University Department of Medicine, Royal Infirmary, Glasgow G31 2ER, Scotland, U.K. | Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit, University of Dundee, Scotland, U.K.

Abstract: The distributions and associations with cardiovascular risk factors of four haemorheological variables (haematocrit, white blood cell count, red blood cell aggregation measured by the Myrenne photometric method, and plasma fibrinogen level) were studied in a random population sample of 915 men and women aged 25–64 years in North Glasgow, Scotland (the Second W.H.O.-MONICA Survey). Each rheological variable showed significant correlations with cardiovascular risk factors (especially cigarette-smoking) and with the other rheological variables. Multiple regression models are presented, which account for 24–35% of variance in each rheological variable in this population.

Keywords: Glasgow MONICA study, hematocrit, fibrinogen, leucocytes, red cell aggregation

DOI: 10.3233/CH-1992-12406

Journal: Clinical Hemorheology and Microcirculation, vol. 12, no. 4, pp. 535-544, 1992