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Leukocyte count is an independent predictor of future long COVID in postmenopausal women, according to study findings.

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concentrations measured about 25 years prior to the COVID-19 pandemic with PASC, PASC severity (defined as the sum of PASC symptoms), and PASC-associated cognitive outcomes among postmenopausal women.

Higher levels of leukocytes -- a form of white blood cell -- are associated with more severe symptoms of long COVID among older women, researchers reported. Photo by Adobe Stock/HealthDay News ...

"Our findings suggest that leukocyte count, a well-standardized, stable, widely available, and inexpensive clinical marker of inflammation, is an independent predictor of future (long COVID) severity ...

Study results are published in the article " Pre-pandemic leukocyte count is associated with severity of post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection among older women in the Women's Health Initiative.

According to data on 1,237 Women's Health Initiative (WHI) participants, a higher leukocyte count measured about 25 years prior to the pandemic was associated with long COVID severity, defined as ...