Table 2.

Pearson partial correlation coefficients between total white cell counts and subfractions and selected metabolic risk factors at baseline

Variable	Loge white cell count	Loge neutrophil count	Loge lymphocyte count	Loge monocyte count	Neutrophil: lymphocyte ratio
Loge neutrophil count	0.92***	–	–	–	–
Loge lymphocyte count	0.54***	0.22***	–	–	–
Loge monocyte count	0.46***	0.35***	0.21***	–	–
Neutrophil: lymphocyte ratio	0.39***	0.69***	−0.55***	0.15***	–
Fasting glucose	0.11**	0.08*	0.12***	0.02	−0.02
2 h glucose	0.20***	0.18***	0.15***	0.08*	0.04
BMI	0.19***	0.15***	0.20***	0.07*	−0.02
Waist circumference	0.19***	0.14***	0.20***	0.06	−0.03
Loge fasting insulin	0.25***	0.17***	0.25***	0.12***	−0.04
Loge HOMA-IR	0.25***	0.17***	0.25***	0.12***	−0.04
Loge SI	−0.22***	−0.18***	−0.22***	−0.08*	0.01
Loge AIR	0.09*	0.07	0.09*	0.07	0.00
Loge AIRa	0.02	0.00	0.01	0.05	0.00
Loge proinsulin: insulin ratio	−0.05	−0.02	−0.06	−0.03	0.03
Loge hsCRP	0.28***	0.27***	0.13***	0.13***	0.13***

Pearson partial correlation coefficients controlling for age, sex, race/ethnicity, clinic and log_e-cigarettes currently smoked per day

^*p<0.05;

^**p<0.01;

^***p<0.001

^aPearson partial correlation coefficients also controlling for log_e S_I