Obesity, White Blood Cell Counts, and Platelet Counts among Police Officers
Charles LE, Fekedulegn D, McCall T, Burchfiel CM, Andrew ME, Violanti JM. Obesity, White Blood Cell Counts, and Platelet Counts among Police Officers. Obesity 2007, 15: 2846-2854. PMID: 18070777, DOI: 10.1038/oby.2007.338.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPlatelet countAbdominal heightWBC countWhite blood cell countHigher mean platelet countHigh WBC countMean platelet countBlood cell countComplete blood countCross-sectional studyT-testStudent's t-testCurrent smokersObesity indicesBlood countClinic staffHematologic parametersPhysical activityBlood samplesAnalysis of covarianceAnthropometric measuresCell countSignificant associationObesityWomen