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. 2025 Sep 22;69(5):e250063. doi: 10.20945/2359-4292-2025-0063

Table 4.

Correlations between MOTS-C level and clinical and biochemical variables

Variables MOTS-C level
Total Normal BMI Obesity
r p-value r p-value r p-value
Age -0.136 0.222 0.049 0.779 -0.223 0.132
Systolic blood pressure -0.050 0.660 -0.045 0.795 -0.234 0.118
Diastolic blood pressure 0.080 0.480 0.175 0.315 -0.015 0.920
BMI 0.021 0.853 -0.201 0.246 -0.092 0.538
Fasting plasma glucose 0.108 0.332 0.039 0.823 0.130 0.385
HbA1c 0.051 0.652 0.179 0.311 -0.083 0.588
HOMA-IR 0.373 0.001 0.201 0.247 0.470 0.001
hs-CRP 0.005 0.968 0.034 0.847 -0.136 0.378
ADMA 0.035 0.756 0.077 0.667 -0.029 0.851

BMI: body mass index; HbA1c: glycated hemoglobin; HOMA-IR: Homeostatic Model Assessment Insulin Resistance; hs-CRP: high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; ADMA: asymmetric dimethylarginine.