Table 2 Correlation with carotid IMT

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

 

Max-IMT

Mean-IMT

 

Single

Multiple

Single

Multiple

 

r

P-value

F

P-value

r

P-value

F

P-value

Age (years)

0.484

<0.001

22.20

<0.001

0.490

<0.001

21.50

<0.001

BMI (kg m−2)

0.027

0.787

  

0.104

0.304

  

Waist circumference (cm)

0.094

0.350

  

0.177

0.078

0.511

0.477

Current Smokers (%)

 

0.382

1.577

0.213

 

0.539

1.273

0.262

Systolic BP (mm Hg)

0.168

0.094

0.094

0.760

0.129

0.199

  

Diastolic BP (mm Hg)

0.131

0.194

  

0.120

0.233

  

Fasting glucose (mmol l−1)

0.187

0.063

0.149

0.700

0.211

0.035

0.190

0.664

Hemoglobin A1c (%)

0.125

0.216

  

0.067

0.506

  

Fasting insulin (mmol l−1)

−0.074

0.462

  

−0.015

0.880

  

Total cholesterol (mmol l−1)

0.167

0.097

0.694

0.407

0.119

0.238

  

LDL cholesterol (mmol l−1)

0.153

0.133

  

0.137

0.174

  

HDL cholesterol (mmol l−1)

−0.042

0.681

  

−0.066

0.512

  

Triglyceride (mmol l−1)

0.053

0.602

  

0.056

0.583

  

Creatinine (μmol l−1)

0.070

0.487

  

0.114

0.260

  

eGFR (ml min−1 per 1.73m2)

−0.216

0.031

0.045

0.833

−0.268

0.007

0.319

0.574

Log hsCRP (mg dl−1)

−0.106

0.295

  

−0.005

0.958

  

Log adiponectin (μg ml−1)

0.119

0.239

  

0.026

0.797

  

Omentin (ng ml−1)

−0.269

0.007

5.562

0.021

−0.250

0.012

4.003

0.048

  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.
  2. Multiple model includes smoking status and all variables at baseline with P<0.1 by single analysis.
  3. Bold values indicate statistical significance.
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