Table 1.

Selected subject characteristics.

Variable	Lower WBC count (n = 17)	Higher WBC count (n = 17)
Age, yr	53 ± 2	55 ± 2
Gender, M/F	9/8	10/7
WBC count, 109 cells/L	4.4 ± 0.2	6.3 ± 0.2*
Body mass, kg	78.4 ± 4.2	82.4 ± 3.6
BMI, kg/m2	26.7 ± 0.9	27.9 ± 1.0
Body fat, %	35.2 ± 2.1	33.9 ± 2.2
Waist circumference, cm	91.4 ± 3.6	91.0 ± 3.0
Systolic BP, mmHg	122 ± 2	126 ± 2
Diastolic BP, mmHg	76 ± 2	79 ± 1
VO2 max, mL/kg/min	28.7 ± 1.9	29.0 ± 1.9
Total cholesterol, mmol/L	5.3 ± 0.2	5.1 ± 0.2
LDL-cholesterol, mmol/L	3.3 ± 0.2	3.0 ± 0.2
HDL-cholesterol, mmol/L	1.3 ± 0.1	1.3 ± 0.1
Triglycerides, mmol/L	1.5 ± 0.1	1.6 ± 0.2
Glucose, mmol/L	5.1 ± 0.1	5.1 ± 0.1
Insulin, pmol/L	47.3 ± 5.4	55.7 ± 8.9
C-reactive protein, mg/L	2.6 ± 0.7	3.7 ± 0.7
Oxidized LDL, U/L	64.1 ± 3.7	60.2 ± 4.4

Values are mean ± SEM. WBC: white blood cell count; BMI: body mass index; BP: blood pressure; VO₂max: maximal oxygen consumption; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; HDL: high-density lipoprotein;

^*P < 0.05 vs. Lower WBC count.