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Complete blood cell count and retinal vessel diameters.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  21482874     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
OBJECTIVE: To examine the cross-sectional associations of components of the complete blood cell count with retinal vessel diameters.
METHODS: The data are from the baseline examination of the Beaver Dam Eye Study cohort (n = 4730) from March 1, 1988, to September 14, 1990. Blood pressure was measured, a medical history including questions on cigarette smoking was obtained, and fundus photographs centered on the optic disc were taken and digitized. Retinal arteriole and venule diameters were measured using computer-assisted software. The central retinal arteriole equivalent and central retinal venule equivalent were computed. A complete blood cell count was done.
RESULTS: In age- and sex-adjusted analyses, red blood cell count, hemoglobin level, hematocrit, and white blood cell count were all statistically significantly associated with central retinal venule equivalent and central retinal arteriole equivalent, while platelet count was associated only with central retinal venule equivalent. These relationships persisted in more fully adjusted models, except platelet count became statistically significantly associated with both central retinal arteriole equivalent and central retinal venule equivalent.
CONCLUSIONS: Blood components as measured in a complete blood cell count are significant correlates of retinal vessel diameters and should be considered in analyses where retinal blood vessel diameters are outcomes.
Authors:
Barbara E K Klein; Ronald Klein; Chelsea E Myers; Kristine E Lee
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Archives of ophthalmology     Volume:  129     ISSN:  1538-3601     ISO Abbreviation:  Arch. Ophthalmol.     Publication Date:  2011 Apr 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2011-04-12     Completed Date:  2011-06-10     Revised Date:  2012-04-04    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  7706534     Medline TA:  Arch Ophthalmol     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  490-7     Citation Subset:  AIM; IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 610 N Walnut Street, Madison, WI 53726-2336, USA. kleinb@epi.ophth.wisc.edu
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Arterioles / anatomy & histology
Blood Cell Count*
Blood Pressure / physiology
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Hematocrit
Hemoglobin A, Glycosylated / physiology
Humans
Image Processing, Computer-Assisted
Male
Middle Aged
Photography
Retinal Vessels / anatomy & histology*
Venules / anatomy & histology
Wisconsin / epidemiology
Grant Support
ID/Acronym/Agency:
EY06594/EY/NEI NIH HHS; U10 EY006594-24/EY/NEI NIH HHS
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Hemoglobin A, Glycosylated

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