Table 3.
The Spearman rank correlations between the TyG index and biomarkers of inflammation, oxidative stress and adipokines in a cohort comprising both MetS and controls.
| Variable | rho | p |
|---|---|---|
| Oxidative stress | ||
| Oxidized LDL | 0.57 | <0.0001 |
| Nitrotyrosine | 0.30 | 0.04 |
| Inflammation | ||
| Endotoxin | 0.64 | <0.0001 |
| Interleukin-6 | 0.28 | 0.005 |
| Interleukin-8 | 0.15 | 0.16 |
| Interleukin-1-beta | 0.19 | 0.07 |
| Monocyte–Toll-like receptor-2 | 0.23 | 0.04 |
| Monocyte–Toll-like receptor-4 | 0.32 | 0.003 |
| Monocyte–NFkB activity | 0.43 | <0.0001 |
| Monocyte–pP38MAP Kinase activity | 0.58 | <0.0001 |
| Adipokines | ||
| Retinol binding protein 4 | 0.36 | 0.001 |
| Leptin | 0.24 | 0.03 |
| Adiponectin | −0.13 | 0.26 |
| Chemerin | 0.42 | 0.002 |