Fig. 2

Neutrophils/lymphocytes ratio (NLR) positively correlates with the severity of metabolic syndrome in adult patients. a,c Dot plots represent the NLR values in children/adolescents and adults according to the severity of metabolic syndrome. The severity of metabolic syndrome is indicated with the amount of IDF criteria: MetS 1–2 (low grade, no metabolic syndrome in red), MetS 3 (moderate grade, in black), MetS 4–5 (high grade in orange). P-value is calculated using the non parametric Mann–Whitney U test. * = P-value < 0.05; ns (not significant) = P-value > 0.05. b,d Non parametric Spearman rank correlation test between neutrophil-lymphocytes ratio and metabolic syndrome in children/adolescents and adults showed a positively correlation between the variables. Abbreviations: r = correlation coefficient. * = P-value < 0.05; ns (not significant) = P-value > 0.05