Table 5.
Correlations of anthropometric and biochemical parameters with inflammatory markers at baseline and 12th week follow-up.
| Chemerin | TNF-α | IL-6 | FGF-21 | Irisin | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baseline | Follow-up | Baseline | Follow-up | Baseline | Follow-up | Baseline | Follow-up | Baseline | Follow-up | |
| BMI (kg/m2) | r = .470 | r = .274 | r = .455 | r = .252 | r = .024 | r = .321 | r = .065 | r = .435 | r = .116 | r = .273 |
| P = .031a | P = .384 | P < .001a | P = .101 | P = .901 | P = .038a | P = .321 | P = .038a | P = .839 | P = .416 | |
| Body fat (kg) | r = .532a | r = .377 | r = .485a | r = .710a | r = .053 | r = .338a | r = .061 | r = .425a | r = .081 | r = .307 |
| P = .013a | P = .777 | P < .001a | P < .001a | P = .814 | P = .028a | P = .598 | P = .043a | P = .985 | P = .216 | |
| WHR | r = .075 | r = .119 | r = .040 | r = .275 | r = .042 | r = .566a | r = .006 | r = .135 | r = .548a | r = .122a |
| P = .764 | P = .153 | P = .804 | P = .068 | P = .596 | P = .014a | P = .964 | P = .298 | P = .023a | P = .206a | |
| Neck circ. (cm) | r = .153 | r = .030 | r = .247a | r = .315 | r = .040 | r = .092 | r = .142 | r = .059 | r = .063 | r = .339 |
| P = .896 | P = .071 | P = .020a | P = .132 | P = .604 | P = .379 | P = .617 | P = .652 | P = .664 | P = .123 | |
| ALT (U/L) | r = .009 | r = .026 | r = −.076 | r = .475 | r = −.001 | r = .212 | r = −.150 | r = .200 | r = .076 | r = .072 |
| P = .457 | P = .750 | P = .330 | P = .857 | P = .694 | P = .627 | P = .369 | P = .372 | P = .683 | P = .783 | |
| AST (U/L) | r = .209 | r = .296 | r = −.030 | r = .651a | r = .019 | r = .404 | r = .065 | r = .276 | r = .169 | r = .381 |
| P = .480 | P = .753 | P = .278 | P = .012a | P = .827 | P = .375 | P = .391 | P = .197 | P = .433 | P = .168 | |
| HOMA-IR | r = .210 | r = .090 | r = .776a | r = .788a | r = .513a | r = .232 | r = −.179 | r = .204 | r = .220 | r = .215 |
| P = .892 | P = .212 | P = .001a | P = .001a | P = .029a | P = .270 | P = .872 | P = .256 | P = .387 | P = .249 | |
| Total chol (mg/dL) | r = −.239 | r = .171 | r = .088 | r = .058 | r = .032 | r = .015 | r = .104 | r = .145 | r = .187 | r = .213 |
| P = .187 | P = .881 | P = .565 | P = .787 | P = .787 | P = .379 | P = .787 | P = .582 | P = .425 | P = .357 | |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | r = −.167 | r = .349 | r = .537a | r = .302 | r = −.029 | r = .206 | r = .116 | r = .332 | r = .225 | r = .159 |
| P = .414 | P = .204 | P = .029a | P = .912 | P = .664 | P = .565 | P = .664 | P = .098 | P = .433 | P = .102 | |
a
Correlations were evaluated using Pearson correlation test.
ALT = alanine aminotransferase, AST = aspartate aminotransferase, BMI = body mass index, HOMA-IR = homeostasis model assessment-estimated insulin resistance, WHR = waist-to-hip ratio.