CRP and metabolic syndrome: In non-smokers, MetS risk was positively associated with the H-WBC+L-CRP group by 1.86-fold compared to the L-WBC+L-CRP, whereas in smokers, MetS risk was positively associated with the H-WBC+H-CRP group by 2.35-fold compared to the L-WBC+L-CRP (Table 5).