Table 2 Correlation analyses of subcutaneous and visceral adipose tissue HIF3A mRNA expression with metabolic parameters, methylation levels and mRNA expression of leptin and PPARG.

From: Hypoxia-inducible factor 3A gene expression and methylation in adipose tissue is related to adipose tissue dysfunction

 

HIF3AmRNA Expression in subcutaneous adipose tissue

HIF3A mRNA Expression in visceral adipose tissue

r

p-value

adj. p-value

r

p-value

adj. p-value

Age (years)

−0.23

4.61 × 10−5

0.032

−0.237

3.08 × 10−5

0.076

BMI (kg/m2)

0.239

2.86 × 10−5

0.017 a

0.283

5.46 × 10−7

8.84 × 104a

Body weight (kg)

0.235

5.56 × 10−5

0.467a

0.263

5.45 × 10−6

0.280a

Height (m)

0.044

0.458

0.467

0.001

0.983

0.538

Waist (cm)

0.472

8.41 × 10−9

0.010

0.515

1.89 × 10−10

0.048

Hip (cm)

0.387

2.13 × 10−5

0.425

0.442

6.73 × 10−7

0.628

WHR

0.172

0.067

0.018

0.139

0.135

0.033

Visceral fat area (cm2)

0.391

3.19 × 10−5

0.636

0.442

1.71 × 10−6

0.479

SC fat area (cm2)

0.392

2.99 × 10−5

0.240

0.465

4.06 × 10−7

0.604

CT ratio (sc/vis)

−0.259

7.04 × 10−3

0.165

−0.319

7.80 × 10−4

0.325

Body fat (%)

0.324

0.017

0.055a

0.442

8.23 × 10−4

0.013 a

CRP (mg/dl)

−0.138

0.021

1.8 × 103

−0.153

0.010

3.19 × 104

Leucocytes/nl

−0.127

0.032

3.05 × 103

−0.133

0.024

1.13 × 103

Met Blood (%)

0.054

0.720

0.618

0.023

0.876

0.772

Met SAT (%)

−0.054

0.687

0.482

−0.088

0.498

0.345

Met VAT (%)

0.060

0.648

0.667

−0.045

0.729

0.757

Leptin mRNA sc

0.227

2.82 × 10−4

2.37 × 104

0.216

5.28 × 10−4

1.41 × 103

Leptin mRNA vis

0.117

0.063

0.043

0.195

2.0 × 10−3

2.60 × 103

PPARG mRNA sc

0.001

0.977

0.939

0.002

0.967

0.878

PPARG mRNA vis

0.050

0.253

0.439

0.111

0.010

0.023

  1. r - correlation coefficient (Pearson adj. – p-value adjusted to age, sex and BMI), aadjusted for sex and age; BMI – Body Mass Index, WHR – waist-to-hip ratio, sc - subcutaneous, CRP – C-reactive protein, Met Blood (%)/Met SAT (%)/Met VAT (%) - Methylation of cg22891070 in HIF3A in blood/SAT/VAT.