Associations between changes in WBC counts that occurred during the follow-up and incidence of MetS.

Odds ratios (95% confidence intervals).Logistic regression models (outcome: MetS; independent variable: participants were dichotomized in two categories: a) those who remained in the same blood cell (leukocyte, neutrophil and lymphocyte) quartiles (2nd, 3rd, or 4th) or switched to a higher quartile during the follow-up; and b) those who remained in the 1st quartile or switched to a lower sex-adjusted quartile during the follow-up).aAdjusted for the intervention group, and baseline variables: age, current and former smoker, physical activity, Mediterranean diet score, alcohol BMI and recruitment node; b Model 1 plus adjusting for changes in body weight and Mediterranean diet score; c Model 2 plus adjusting for MetS components.