Table 4. Hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of Parkinson’s disease (PD) per standard deviation increase in the concentrations of specific leukocytes, after adjustment for age, sex, country of birth, socio-economic status, and fasting status a prospective cohort analysis*.
Cohort analysis of ALS | |||
Overall | Person-years | No. of outcomes | HR (95% CI) |
Lymphocyte, 109 cells/L | 771,683 | 53 | 1.04 (0.88-1.23) |
Monocyte, 109 cells/L | 762,037 | 52 | 0.96 (0.71-1.31) |
Neutrophil, 109 cells/L | 329,136 | 25 | 0.93 (0.60-1.44) |
Eosinophil, 109 cells/L | 709,283 | 49 | 1.18 (1.01-1.39) |
Men | Person-years | No. of outcomes | HR (95% CI) |
Lymphocyte, 109 cells/L | 320,934 | 26 | 1.00 (0.66-1.52) |
Monocyte, 109 cells/L | 316,660 | 25 | 0.96 (0.62-1.49) |
Neutrophil, 109 cells/L | 130,764 | 9 | 0.86 (0.38-1.97) |
Eosinophil, 109 cells/L | 295,661 | 24 | 0.93 (0.60-1.42) |
Women | Person-years | No. of outcomes | HR (95% CI) |
Lymphocyte, 109 cells/L | 450,749 | 27 | 1.06 (0.89-1.26) |
Monocyte, 109 cells/L | 445,377 | 27 | 0.98 (0.63-1.52) |
Neutrophil, 109 cells/L | 198,371 | 16 | 0.96 (0.57-1.62) |
Eosinophil, 109 cells/L | 413,622 | 25 | 1.32 (1.12-1.55) |
Cohort analysis of PD | |||
Overall | Person-years | No. of outcomes | HR (95% CI) |
Lymphocyte, 109 cells/L | 598,755 | 306 | 0.74 (0.59-0.94) |
Monocyte, 109 cells/L | 590,977 | 297 | 0.97 (0.85-1.09) |
Neutrophil, 109 cells/L | 242,248 | 152 | 1.00 (0.84-1.19) |
Eosinophil, 109 cells/L | 549,074 | 284 | 0.97 (0.86-1.10) |
Men | Person-years | No. of outcomes | HR (95% CI) |
Lymphocyte, 109 cells/L | 248,078 | 181 | 0.72 (0.54-0.98) |
Monocyte, 109 cells/L | 244,656 | 174 | 0.95 (0.81-1.11) |
Neutrophil, 109 cells/L | 95,603 | 87 | 0.88 (0.68-1.13) |
Eosinophil, 109 cells/L | 228,092 | 170 | 0.94 (0.80-1.10) |
Women | Person-years | No. of outcomes | HR (95% CI) |
Lymphocyte, 109 cells/L | 350,676 | 125 | 0.78 (0.54-1.11) |
Monocyte, 109 cells/L | 346,320 | 123 | 0.99 (0.81-1.21) |
Neutrophil, 109 cells/L | 146,644 | 65 | 1.14 (0.91-1.43) |
Eosinophil, 109 cells/L | 320,981 | 114 | 1.02 (0.84-1.24) |
Bolded HRs are statistically significant with a P value of <0.05.