Table 2.

Pearson’s correlation between AGEs, anthropometric and metabolic parameters of interest

	log AGEs (kU/day)
	Male (n = 195)		Female (n = 239)
	r	p-value	r	p-value
log BMI (kg/m2)	−0.062	0.390	−0.050	0.445
log Waist circumference (cm)	−0.020	0.781	−0.045	0.485
log FM (Kg)	−0.133	0.065	−0.023	0.724
log FFM (Kg)	−0.002	0.976	0.034	0.597
log VAI	−0.099	0.173	−0.070	0.299
log Triglycerides (mg/dL)	−0.153	0.034*	−0.064	0.339
log Total Cholesterol (mg/dL)	−0.013	0.860	−0.185	0.005**
log Cholesterol HDL (mg/dl)	0.002	0.973	0.056	0.403
log Cholesterol LDL (mg/dl)	0.036	0.616	−0.207	0.002**
log Glucose (mg/dL)	−0.082	0.261	0.123	0.065
log Insulin (U/L)	−0.026	0.726	0.142	0.034*
log HOMA-IR index	−0.047	0.518	0.153	0.022*
log IL-18 (pg/ml)	0.081	0.261	−0.043	0.521
log hsCRP (mg/L)	−0.006	0.931	−0.057	0.394

*0.050 > p-value ≤ 0.010; **0.010 > p-value < 0.001

r, Pearson Correlation Coefficient; BMI, body mass index; FFM, fat free mass; FM, fat mass; VAI, visceral adiposity index; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; AGEs, advanced glycation end products; HOMA-IR, homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance; HDL, high density lipoprotein; LDL, low density lipoprotein; hsCRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; IL-18, interleukin-18