Table 3. Statistically significant correlations between lymphocyte subpopulations and metabolic parameters.

Population	1st variable	2nd variable	r	p
All subjects and patients, n = 68	CD4+ EM (% CD4+)	Serum cholesterol	0.24	P<0.05
All subjects and patients, n = 68	CD4+ EM (% CD4+)	Serum glucose	0.25	P<0.05
Lean normotensives n = 24	CD4+ EM (% CD4+)	Serum glucose	0.40	P<0.05
Lean hypertensives n = 12	CD4+ EM (% CD4+)	Serum cholesterol	0.62	P<0.05
Obese normotensive patients, n = 18	CD4+ EM (% CD4+)	Serum triglycerides	0.69	P<0.001
All subjects and patients, n = 68	Tregs (%)	Serum triglycerides	-0.27	P<0.05
All subjects and patients, n = 68	Tregs CM (% Tregs)	Serum triglycerides	-0.23	P<0.05
Lean hypertensives n = 24	Tregs (%)	Serum cholesterol	-0.57	P<0.05
Lean hypertensives n = 24	Tregs naïve (% Tregs)	Serum cholesterol	-0.81	P<0.001
Lean hypertensives n = 24	Tregs naïve (cells/μL)	Serum cholesterol	-0.70	P<0.01
Obese normotensive patients, n = 18	Tregs naïve (cells/μL)	Serum triglycerides	-0.56	P<0.01