en Cardiology Cardiology Original Article Original Article <span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong><em>Background</em></strong><em>:</em></span> White blood cell count (WBC) is one of the objective parameters of systemic inflammation. The aim of present study was to evaluate the relationship between WBC count and metabolic syndrome.<br> <span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong><em>Methods</em></strong><em>:</em></span> In this study on Lor population in Borujerd province (West of Iran), from 2011 to 2013, 800 persons were enrolled. MetS was defined based on ATP III criteria. Differences among the quartiles of WBC were examined by one-way analysis of variance.<br> <span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong><em>Results</em></strong><em>:</em></span> Only 14.7% did not have any of the five components and 43% of all subjects had metabolic syndrome. The means of WBC count in MetS group were significantly higher than the control group (p<0.0001). In subjects without any MetS components, the means of WBC was 5.321 /&micro;L, and it was 5.664, 5.714, 5.961, 6.302, and 6.572 /&micro;L in subjects with 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5 components, respectively. These differences show a significant increasing trend (p<0.0001).<br> <span style="color:#0000ff;"><strong><em>Conclusion</em></strong><em>:</em></span> WBC count was associated with clustered components of metabolic syndrome. It seems that WBC counts could be considered as a predictive factor for metabolic syndrome in preventive medicine.a</span></span> Metabolic Syndrome, White Blood Cell, Inflammation 59 64 http://caspjim.com/browse.php?a_code=A-10-1411-1&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Mohammad Taghi Hedayati dr.mt.hedayati@gmail.com 100319475328460027334 100319475328460027334 No Department of Cardiology, Babol University of Medical Sciences, Babol, Iran Mahdi Montazeri montazerimehdi@yahoo.com 100319475328460027335 100319475328460027335 No Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada Negin Rashidi negin_rashidi@hotmail.com 100319475328460027336 100319475328460027336 Yes Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada Elham Yousefi abdolmaleki elham7755@yahoo.com 100319475328460027337 100319475328460027337 No Department of Internal Medicine, Mazandaran University of Medical Sciences, Sari, Iran Mohammad-Ali Shafiee mohammad.shafiee@uhn.ca 100319475328460027338 100319475328460027338 No Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Toronto General Hospital, Toronto, Canada Ali Maleki dr.ali.maleky@gmail.com 100319475328460027339 100319475328460027339 No Department of Cardiology, Lorestan University of Medical Sciences, Khorramabad, Iran Maryam Farmani drfarmani@yahoo.com 100319475328460027340 100319475328460027340 No Department of Internal Medicine, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz, Iran Mohammad Montazeri mm.montazeri@gmail.com 100319475328460027341 100319475328460027341 No Sarem Fertility and Infertility Research Center (SAFIR), Sarem Women's Hospital, Tehran, Iran