The comparison of inflammatory hematological parameters in obese and non-obese children

Introduction: Obesity is an increasing health problem in the whole world, and it has an important inflammatory component related to the insulin resistance (IR), hypertension, atherosclerosis and some cancers. This study aims to evaluate the inflammatory hematological parameters in childhood obesity.Methods: Sixty-four obese and 50 normal weight cases were included in the study. The physical examination features and laboratory data of the patients were evaluated retrospectively from the patient’s files. Laboratory tests, hematological parameters, gender were compared between the groups. Correlations between Homeostasis model evaluation for insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) and other laboratory parameters in the obese group were examined.Results: The leukocyte, neutrophile, monocyte, lymphocyte, thrombocyte and MPV values of the obese group were found to be statistically higher than the control group (p: 0.006, p:0.015, p:0.014, p:0.001, p<0.001). There was no statistically significant difference between the two groups for Neutrophile/Lymphocyte ratio (NLR), Monocyte/Lymphocyte ratio (MLR) and Platelet/Lymphocyte ratio (PLR) (p:0.642, p:0.989, 0.982). Also, there was no statistically significant correlation between Homa IR and age, BMI, Neutrophil, Lymphocyte, Monocyte, Thrombocyte, Neutrophil/Lymphocyte, Monocyte/Lymphocyte and Thrombocyte/Lymphocyte values.Conclusion: The current study showed that there was no significant difference between obese and controls in terms of NLR, PLR, and MLR values. However, the leukocyte, neutrophile, monocyte, lymphocyte, thrombocyte and MPV values were statistically higher in obese group than controls. Nevertheless, these findings can point relation between obesity and inflammation.Keywords: obesity, children, inflammation, hematological parameters