Table 5. ORs of White Blood Cell Quartiles for the Risks of HbA1c Levels of ≥5.7%, ≥6.1%, and ≥6.5%.

	HbA1c ≥5.7%		HbA1c ≥6.1%		HbA1c ≥6.5%
	OR (95% CI)	P value	OR (95% CI)	P value	OR (95% CI)	P value
Q1	Reference		Reference		Reference
Q2	1.20 (1.02–1.42)	0.028	1.29 (0.95–1.75)	0.109	0.85 (0.45–1.63)	0.632
Q3	1.37 (1.16–1.62)	<0.001	1.48 (1.09–2.01)	0.012	1.79 (1.01–3.18)	0.048
Q4	1.59 (1.35–1.89)	<0.001	1.78 (1.31–2.42)	<0.001	2.03 (1.13–3.64)	0.018

Covariates: age, sex, and fasting plasma glucose, college graduation, smoking history (never, past, and current smoking), waist circumference, the presence of hypertension, serum total cholesterol, serum triglyceride, the presence of anemia.

OR, odds ratio; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; CI, confidence interval.