Objective: To study the association of the white blood cell(WBC) count with metabolic syndrome(MS) and its components.Methods:The blood glucose
blood lipid-profile
insulin
WBC count and high-sensitive C-reactive protein(hsCRP) were assayed in 662 adults in Chongqing city.Diagnosis of MS and its components followed the IDF consensus worldwide definition of the MS.Results:The level of the WBC count was significantly higher in subjects with MS than that without(P<0.01)
and there was an association between increased WBC count and components of MS(i.e.obesity
high blood pressure
high blood glucose
hypertriglyceridemia).Patients were categorized into four groups according to WBC count quintiles
and patients with higher WBC count had higher waist
BMI
DBP
FPG
TG
TC
LDL-C
HomaIR(P<0.01) and hsCRP
but lower HDL-C(P<0.01).Conclusion :Elevated WBC count