Elevated white blood cell count in subjects with impaired glucose tolerance.

Objective: Impaired glucose tolerance (IGT) and impaired fasting glucose (IFG) differ in their risk of all-cause and cardiovascular mortality, but previous cross-sectional studies have suggested little difference in their levels of lipids or blood pressure. We compared the white blood cell (WBC) count between subjects with IFG and IGT.

Research Design And Methods: The subjects were 4,720 nondiabetic Japanese men aged 24-84 years.