Table 3 Correlation between basal ANGPTL3 serum levels and anthropometric, biochemical variables and insulin resistance indices.

From: Serum angiopoietin-like 3 levels are elevated in obese non diabetic men but are unaffected during an oral glucose tolerance test

Variable

Basal ANGPTL3

ANGPTL3–AUC

r

p value

r

p value

Weight (kg)

0.411

0.001

0.451

0.000

BMI (kg/m2)

0.413

0.001

0.417

0.001

Hip (cm)

0.392

0.002

0.443

0.000

WC (m)

0.453

0.000

0.459

0.000

AFM (%)

0.395

0.002

0.476

0.000

GFM (%)

0.350

0.007

0.428

0.000

TBF (%)

0.395

0.002

0.460

0.000

WTHR

0.435

0.001

0.418

0.001

WHipR

0.417

0.001

0.339

0.009

Leptin (ng/mL)

0.381

0.003

  

Adiponectin (µg/mL)

 − 0.133

0.321

  

Fasting insulin (µUI/mL)

0.267

0.043

  

Triglycerides (mg/dL)

0.176

0.187

  

L/A ratio

0.381

0.003

  

TyG index

0.285

0.030

  

HOMA–R Index

0.234

0.077

  

QUICKI Index

 − 0.224

0.091

  

Insulin–AUC

  

0.324

0.013

Matsuda Index

  

 − 0.315

0.016

  1. AFM android fat mass (%), AUC area under the curve, BMI (kg/m2) Body Mass Index, GFM gynoid fat mass (%), TBF total body fat (%), TyG triglyceride-glucose index, hs-CRP high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, WC waist circumference, WHipR waist-to-hip ratio, WHtR waist circumference to height ratio.
  2. *A p-value < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.
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