Table 3 Pearson correlation analysis between RTL and related variables.

From: Telomere shortening associates with elevated insulin and nuchal fat accumulation

r P value

Age, yrs

−0.030

0.512

Nuchal fat thickness, cm

−0.255

<0.001

Carotis IMT, cm

−0.198

0.013

Systolic BP, mmHg

−0.062

0.229

Diastolic BP, mmHg

−0.030

0.560

hs-CRP, mg/L

−0.139

0.007

Interleukin-6, pg/ml

−0.075

0.155

Cholesterol, mmol/L

0.016

0.764

Triglyceride, mmol/L

−0.039

0.456

HDL-cholesterol, mmol/L

0.068

0.192

LDL-cholesterol, mmol/L

0.013

0.812

Oxidized LDL, mmol/L

−0.070

0.185

Free fatty acids, mmol/L

−0.162

0.581

Homocystein, µmol/L

0.106

0.044

AST, U/L

0.022

0.667

ALT, U/L

0.010

0.843

GGT, U/L

0.047

0.366

CHE, U/L

−0.038

0.459

Alkaline phosphatase,U/L

−0.114

0.028

Creatinine, mg/dl

0.161

0.002

Uric acid, mg/dl

−0.020

0.702

Glucose, mg/dl

0.072

0.163

Insulin, uE/ml

−0.215

<0.001

HOMA-IR

−0.177

0.001

Resistin, µg/ml

−0.234

<0.001

Adiponectin, µg/ml

−0.049

0.353

Leptin, ng/ml

−0.271

<0.001

  1. r = Pearson correlation coefficient; p = significance level, bold p-values are considered significant.
  2. IMT = intima-media-thickness; hsCRP = high-sensitive C-reactive protein; IL-6 = interleukin-6; AST = aspartate transaminase; ALT = alanine transaminase; GGT = gamma-glutamyl-transpeptidase; CHE = cholinesterase.
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