Table 1 Clinical parameters and their associations with omentin levels

From: Association of a fat-derived plasma protein omentin with carotid artery intima-media thickness in apparently healthy men

Parameters

Subjects (n=100)

r

P-value

Age (years)

52.7±8.9

−0.093

0.360

BMI (kg m−2)

23.4±2.5

−0.248

0.013

Waist circumference (cm)

84.9±7.0

−0.200

0.046

Current smokers (%)

35

 

0.654

Systolic BP (mm Hg)

115.6±16.2

−0.058

0.566

Diastolic BP (mm Hg)

72.4±11.4

−0.066

0.515

Fasting glucose (mmol l−1)

5.60±0.3

−0.245

0.014

Hemoglobin A1c (%)

5.08±0.39

0.065

0.519

Fasting insulin (mmol l−1)

6.15±3.6

0.093

0.355

Total cholesterol (mmol l−1)

5.33±0.89

−0.089

0.377

LDL cholesterol (mmol l−1)

3.22±0.81

−0.130

0.197

HDL cholesterol (mmol l−1)

1.49±0.33

0.059

0.561

Triglyceride (mmol l−1)

3.24±1.81

−0.034

0.737

Creatinine (μmol l−1)

76.0±12.4

−0.225

0.025

eGFR (ml min−1 per 1.73m2)

76.2±13.3

0.254

0.011

Log hsCRP (mg dl−1)

2.63±0.47

0.073

0.470

Log adiponectin (μg ml−1)

0.69±0.02

0.099

0.329

Max-IMT (mm)

0.74±0.16

−0.269

0.007

Mean-IMT (mm)

0.66±0.13

−0.250

0.012

Omentin (ng ml−1)

486.1±117.9

  
  1. Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; BP, blood pressure; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rates; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; hsCRP, high-sensitive C-reactive protein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; Max-IMT, maximal intima-media thickness.
  2. Data are presented as means±s.e.
  3. Bold values indicate statistical significance.
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