Table 4.
Significant correlations between inflammatory and OS biomarkers, and anthropometric indices, biochemical markers and quality of life questionnaires.
| IL-6 (pg/mL) | TNF-α (pg/mL) | Leptin (ng/mL) | Adiponectin (μg/mL) | oxLDL (U/l) | OxLDL/LDL (U/mmoL) | OxLDL/HDL (U/mmoL) | CRP (mg/L) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rho | P | Rho | P | Rho | P | Rho | P | Rho | P | Rho | P | Rho | P | Rho | P | |
| Anthropometric indices | ||||||||||||||||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 0.427 | 0.001 | 0.305 | 0.032 | 0.200 | 0.033 | 0.464 | <0.001 | ||||||||
| WC (cm) | 0.424 | 0.003 | 0.239 | 0.010 | 0.234 | <0.001 | ||||||||||
| Body fat (%) | 0.527 | <0.001 | 0.503 | <0.001 | 0.429 | <0.001 | ||||||||||
| FFM (kg) | 0.247 | 0.010 | ||||||||||||||
| TBW (kg) | 0.195 | 0.044 | 0.296 | 0.002 | ||||||||||||
| VFL | 0.526 | <0.001 | 0.391 | <0.001 | 0.257 | 0.009 | ||||||||||
| Biochemical markers | ||||||||||||||||
| Glucose (mg/dl) | 0.463 | 0.002 | 0.280 | 0.003 | ||||||||||||
| Insulin (μIU/mL) | 0.257 | 0.008 | 0.254 | 0.009 | ||||||||||||
| ΤC (mg/dl) | 0.534 | <0.001 | -0.301 | 0.001 | 0.322 | <0.001 | ||||||||||
| TG (mg/dl) | 0.483 | <0.001 | ||||||||||||||
| HDL (mg/dl) | -0.309 | 0.035 | -0.191 | 0.041 | -0.557 | <0.001 | ||||||||||
| LDL (mg/dl) | 0.493 | <0.001 | -0.341 | <0.001 | 0.351 | <0.001 | ||||||||||
| SGOT (iu/l) | -0.339 | 0.026 | ||||||||||||||
| SGPT (iu/l) | -0.518 | <0.001 | ||||||||||||||
| γ-GT (iu/l) | -0.444 | 0.003 | ||||||||||||||
| ALP (U/L) | 0.261 | 0.006 | ||||||||||||||
| Quality of life questionnaires | ||||||||||||||||
| AIS | 0.354 | 0.027 | 0.367 | 0.025 | ||||||||||||
| CESD-R | 0.364 | 0.041 | 0.391 | 0.022 | ||||||||||||
| RSES | -0.545 | 0.002 | -0.441 | 0.017 | ||||||||||||
| PCS-12 | -0.517 | 0.002 | 0.497 | 0.004 | ||||||||||||
IL-6, interleukin-6; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor-α; oxLDL, oxidized low density lipoprotein; CRP, C-reactive protein; BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; FFM, free fat mass; VFL, visceral fat level; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; HDL, high density lipoprotein; LDL, low density lipoprotein; SGOT, serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase; SGPT, serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase; γ-GT, γ-glutamyl transferase; ALP, alkaline phosphatase; AIS, Athens Insomnia Scale; CESD-R, Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale Revised; RSES, Rosenberg Self-Esteem scale; PCS-12, Physical Component Score. Correlation analysis was performed with Spearman’s rank correlation. Level of significance was set as 0.05. Significant p are in bold.