Spearman correlation coefficients* between BMI, waist circumference, fasting insulin, and inflammatory markers in control subjects
BMI | Waist circumference | Fasting insulin | CRP | IL-6 | TNF-αR2 | E-selectin | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
BMI | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Waist circumference | 0.78 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — | — |
Fasting insulin | 0.29 | 0.27 | 1.0 | — | — | — | — |
CRP | 0.44 | 0.37 | 0.26 | 1.0 | — | — | — |
IL-6 | 0.30 | 0.29 | 0.18 | 0.37 | 1.0 | — | — |
TNF-αR2 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.15 | 0.27 | 0.28 | 1.0 | — |
E-selectin | 0.28 | 0.27 | 0.26 | 0.24 | 0.25 | 0.23 | 1.0 |
* All correlation coefficients were statistically significant at P < 0.05.