Table 3. Pearson analysis of correlation between variables in controls .
| TIMP-1 gene expression | MMP-9 Levels | MMP-9 gene expression | |
| TIMP-1 gene expression | 1 | r = 0.052 | r = 0.162 |
| MMP-9 Levels | r = 0.052 | 1 | r = 0.274* |
| MMP-9 gene expression | r = 0.162 | r = 0.274* | 1 |
| Age(years) | r = 0.081 | r = -00.016 | r = -0.164 |
| Gender (F/M) | r = -0.100 | r = 0.148 | r = 0.241* |
| BMI Kg/hight2 | r = 0.282* | r = -0.038 | r = -0.161 |
| SBP ( mm Hg) | r = 0.144 | r = -0.062 | r = -0.197 |
| DBP (mm Hg) | r = 0.150 | r = -0.065 | r = -0.062 |
| FBS (mg/dl) | r = -0.072 | r = -0.187 | r = -0.107 |
| TG (mg/dl) | r = 0.085 | r = 0.154 | r = 0.052 |
| TC (mg/dl) | r = -0.184 | r = 0.017 | r = ‒ 0.256* |
| LDL-C (mg/dl) | r = -0.137 | r = -0.036 | r = -0.202 |
| HDL-C (mg/dl) | r = -0.106 | r = -0.051 | r = -0.052 |
| Vitamin D (ng/ml) | r = 0.110 | r = 0.042 | r = 0.124 |
| TNF-α ( pg /ml ) | r = -0.076 | r = 0.084 | r = 0.031 |
| IL-6 (pg /ml) | r = -0.066 | r = 0.251* | r = 0.117 |
| Zn+2 ( µg/dl ) | r = 0.111 | r = -0.086 | r = 0.113 |
| Ca+2 (mg/dl) | r = -0.027 | r = 0.008 | r = -0.106 |
*the Pearson correlation analysis value “Correlation coefficient r” was used*) P value < 0.01
MMP-9 = Metalloproteinase-9, TIMP-1 = Tissue Inhibitor Metalloproteinase-1, SBP = Systolic blood pressure, DBP = Diastolic blood pressure
Lipid profile = TC: total cholesterol, TG: triglyceride, LDL-C: low density lipoprotein, HDL-C; high density lipoprotein,
P<0.05 is statistically significant.