. 2021 Feb 25;14:567–573. doi: 10.2147/JIR.S294368

Table 2.

Inflammation Factors and Body Mass Index Category

Inflammation Factors	Gender	Body Mass Index Category (kg/m²)
Inflammation Factors	Gender	18.5–<25	25–<30	30–<35	≥35
	Men	2291	3753	1166	316
	Women	1782	960	339	138
WBC (10³ per cubic mm) mean (SD)	Men	6.2 (1.4)	6.5 (1.4)^a	7.0 (1.5)^a	7.6 (1.7)^a
WBC (10³ per cubic mm) mean (SD)	Women	6.3 (1.5)	6.6 (1.6)^a	7.0 (1.7)^a	7.5 (1.8)^a
Thrombocytes (10³ per cubic mm) mean (SD)	Men	213.8 (50.1)	217.9 (50.2)^c	225.3 (51.9)^a	233.9 (56.7)^b
Thrombocytes (10³ per cubic mm) mean (SD)	Women	240.3 (57.7)	243.5 (60.3)^d	264.7 (66.7)^a	261.0 (62.8)^b
ESR (mm/hour) mean (SD)	Men	10 (8)	11 (8)^a	14 (10)^a	18 (12)^a
ESR (mm/hour) mean (SD)	Women	18 (10)	22 (12)^a	25 (13)^a	31 (16)^a
CRP (mg/dl) mean (SD)	Men	0.2 (0.4)	0.2 (0.3)^a	0.4 (0.4)^a	0.7 (1.0)^a
CRP (mg/dl) mean (SD)	Women	0.2 (0.4)	0.3 (0.4))^a	0.5 (0.7)^a	0.9 (0.7)^a

Notes: P value comparing the overweight, obesity and morbid obesity group to the normal BMI group. ^ap< 0.0001; ^bp < 0.001; ^cp < 0.01; ^dnot significant.