Prevalence of neutropenia in US residents: a population based analysis of NHANES 2011-2018.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Neutrophils play a pivotal in immunity and inflammation. We aim to investigate the prevalence of neutropenia in the United States.

Methods

In this cross-sectional study, participants from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) (2011-2018) were enrolled. Demographic information, hematologic measurements, smoking status of all participants were collected for all participants. All statistical analyses were performed utilizing the NHANES survey weights. Covariate-adjusted linear regression was used to compare hematologic indices in different population grouped by age, sex, ethnicity, and smoking. We also employed multivariate-logistic regression to estimate the weighted odds ratio with a 95% confidence interval and predict the neutropenia risk among.<

SUBMITTER: Zhou J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10308693 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature