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Table 2 Correlation of vaspin and omentin levels with metabolic variables

From: New adipokines vaspin and omentin. Circulating levels and gene expression in adipose tissue from morbidly obese women

Circulating levels

VASPIN

OMENTIN

Variables

r

p-value

r

p-value

BMI (kg/m 2 )

-0.181

0.134

-0.212

0.096

WC (cm)

-0.448

0.007

-0.332

0.078

Glucose (mg/dL)

-0.002

0.989

-0.276

0.029

Insulin (mU/L)

-0.015

0.903

-0.252

0.054

HOMA2-IR

0.004

0.976

-0.274

0.037

HbA1c (%)

-0.181

0.218

0.011

0.943

HDL-C (mg/dL)

0.166

0.183

-0.178

0.182

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

-0.218

0.072

-0.101

0.433

SBP (mm Hg)

-0.002

0.986

-0.179

0.201

DBP (mm Hg)

-0.019

0.887

-0.072

0.608

  1. BMI: body mass index, WC: waist circumference, HOMA2-IR, homeostatic model assessment method insulin resistance; HDL-C: high density lipoprotein cholesterol, SBP: systolic blood pressure, DBP: diastolic blood pressure. Bolded p-values indicate statistically significant correlations (p < 0.05).
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