Table 2.

Correlation coefficients of serum irisin levels with cardiovascular risk factors in women and men.

	Irisin (µg/mL) in Women n=2298	Irisin (µg/mL) in Men n=1529
Age. years	-0.117; p<0.001	-0.003; p=0.912
BMI. Kg/m2	-0.123; p<0.001	0.016; p=0.526
Waist/height ratio	-0.137; p<0.001	0.039; p=0.144
Heart rate. b/m	-0.058; p=0.006	-0.067; p=0.009
LDL cholesterol. mg/dL	-0.074; p=0.001	-0.007; p=0.793
HDL-cholesterol. mg/dL	0.164; p<0.001	0.034; p=0.196
Triglycerides. mg/dL	-0.001; p=0.979	0.010; p=0.717
Triglycerides/HDL ratio	-0.03; p= 0.175	-0.00; p=0.959
Blood glucose. mg/dL	-0.010; p=0.654	0.042; p=0.114
C-peptide. ng/mL	-0.026; p=0.222	0.074; p=0.005
HOMA-2	-0.020; p=0.355	0.089; p=0.001
SBP. mmHg	-0.075; p<0.001	0.043; p=0.093
DBP. mmHg	-0.029; p=0.166	0.069; p=0.007
Physical activity. h/week	0.120; p<0.001	0.098; p<0.001
Tobacco. Years smoking	-0.107; p=0.004	-0.010; p=0.777
Alcohol consumption. gr/day	0.016; p=0.465	0.058; p=0.028

SBP, Systolic blood pressure; DBP, Diastolic blood pressure; significant values in bold.