Table 3 Hematologic parameters of the study populations

Children/adolescents

Obese

(N = 552)

MetS–

(N = 406, 74%)

MetS+ 

(N = 146, 26%)

p

MetS- vs MetS+ 

White Blood Cells (10⁹/L)

8.3 (7.1–9.6)

8.2 (7.0–9.6)

8.5 (7.1–9.8)

0.298

Neutrophils count (10⁹/L)

4.2 (3.4–5.2)

4.1 (3.4–5.2)

4.3 (3.4–5.3)

0.190

Lymphocytes count (10⁹/L)

3.0 (2.6–3.6)

3.0 (2.6–3.5)

3.0 (2.6–3.7)

0.379

NLR

1.3 (1.0–1.7)

1.4 (1.1–1.7)

1.41 (1.2–1.7)

0.861

Adults

Obese

(N = 231)

MetS–

(N = 68, 29%)

MetS+ 

(N = 163, 71%)

p

MetS- vs MetS+ 

White Blood Cells (10⁹/L)

7.2 (6.1–8.5)

6.8 (5.9–8.4)

7.3 (6.2–8.5)

0.059

Neutrophils count (10⁹/L)

4.1 (3.4–5.0)

3.7 (3.2–4.7)

4.3 (3.5–5.2)

0.023

Lymphocytes count (10⁹/L)

2.1 (1.7–2.5)

2.0 (1.8–2.5)

2.2 (1.7–2.6)

0.911

NLR

1.9 (1.3–2.6)

1.8 (1.4–2.4)

2.0 (1.6–2.5)

0.041