Leukocytosis in obese individuals: possible link in patients with unexplained persistent neutrophilia
| Autor: | Ori Rogowski, Rafael Marilus, Aaron Polliack, Yair Herishanu |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
| Předmět: |
Adult
Male medicine.medical_specialty Leukocytosis Neutrophils Population Blood Sedimentation Gastroenterology Asymptomatic Body Mass Index Leukocyte Count Waist–hip ratio Internal medicine medicine Humans Obesity education Aged Inflammation education.field_of_study biology Platelet Count Waist-Hip Ratio business.industry Smoking C-reactive protein Acute-phase protein Hematology General Medicine Middle Aged Neutrophilia C-Reactive Protein Cross-Sectional Studies Adipose Tissue Immunology biology.protein Cytokines Female medicine.symptom business Body mass index Follow-Up Studies |
| Zdroj: | European Journal of Haematology. 76:516-520 |
| ISSN: | 1600-0609 0902-4441 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1600-0609.2006.00658.x |
| Popis: | Background: Recently, it was shown that fat tissue produces and releases inflammatory cytokines, and that obesity may be regarded as a state of low-grade inflammation. In this regard, we aimed to establish an association between obesity and persistent leukocytosis. Patients and methods: We present clinical observations of obese subjects primarily referred for further evaluation of leukocytosis without a cause and validated the link between leukocytosis and elevated body mass index (BMI) in a cross-sectional study. Results: During 1999-2005, 327 patients were referred for further investigation because of persistent leukocytosis. Of these, 15.3% were asymptomatic obese, mostly females, with mild persistent neutrophilia accompanied by elevated acute-phase reactants. After careful evaluation, no recognized cause for leukocytosis was found other than the fact that the patients were obese. During a mean follow-up of 45.6 months, the leukocytosis and the elevated acute-phase reactants persisted and no new causes for leukocytosis were evident. Furthermore, in a cross-sectional analysis of 3716 non-smoker subjects, 62 were found to have leukocytosis. Compared with the population with a normal white blood count range, these subjects with leukocytosis had higher BMI, serum C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, waist circumference, and neutrophil and platelet count (all P < 0.0005). After logistic regression analysis, only BMI was shown to be associated with leukocytosis (P < 0.0005). Conclusions: Obesity is recognized as a possible cause for reactive leukocytosis. Awareness of this obesity-associated leukocytosis may help the clinician to avoid more extensive and unnecessary diagnostic work-up, particularly in similar obese subjects. |
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