. 2023 Oct 17;24(20):15254. doi: 10.3390/ijms242015254

Table 3.

Correlation between IGFs proteins and metabolic parameters in depressive patients (D).

Metabolic Parameters		IGF Plasma Proteins
Metabolic Parameters		IGF-2 (ng/mL)	IGFBP-1 (ng/mL)	IGFBP-3 (ng/mL)	IGFBP-5 (ng/mL)	IGFBP-7 (ng/mL)
Glucose (mg/dL)	r	0.105	0.231	0.035	−0.004	0.085
Glucose (mg/dL)	p	0.469	0.103	0.805	0.977	0.522
Albumin (g/dL)	r	−0.121	0.228	−0.115 ^p	−0.216	−0.066 ^p
Albumin (g/dL)	p	0.407	0.111	0.425	0.131	0.648
Cholesterol (mg/dL)	r	0.155	0.190	0.158 ^p	0.192	0.168 ^p
Cholesterol (mg/dL)	p	0.293	0.195	0.284	0.190	0.252
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	r	0.138	0.268	−0.108	−0.003	0.275 ^p
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	p	0.349	0.065	0.464	0.983	0.058

Spearman’s correlation coefficient was the main correlation coefficient employed. r: Coefficient values range from 1 to −1. ^p Pearson’s correlation coefficient was employed when both distributions followed a normal distribution (Shapiro–Wilk; p > 0.05). IGF: Insulin-like growth factor. IGFBP: Insulin-like growth factor-binding protein.