Table 2.

Correlation Between Serum Metrnl and Other Variables

Metrnl	Univariate Correlations		Multivariate Regression Analysis
	r	P	Standardβ	P
Age	0.010	0.900	−	−
BMI	−0.027	0.730	−	−
WC	−0.122	0.142	−	−
SBP	−0.169	0.036	−0.177	0.027
DBP	−0.215	0.008	−	−
FBG	−0.024	0.750	−	−
ALT	−0.127	0.093	−	−
AST	0.019	0.798	−	−
γ-GGT	−0.162	0.032
UA	−0.138	0.071	−	−
Creatinine	−0.284	<0.001	−0.213	0.008
TG	−0.004	0.961	−	−
TC	−0.140	0.066	−	−
LDL-C	−0.028	0.718	−	−
HDL-C	0.079	0.302	−	−
WBC	−0.054	0.479	−	−

Note: Data with statistical differences have been bolded.

Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; FBG, fasting blood glucose; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; γ-GGT, γ-gamma glutamyl transferase; UA, uric acid; TG, Triglyceride; TC, Total cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; WBC, white blood cell.