Table 3.

Correlations between thyroid hormones, adipokines and plasma parameters

Parameter	Adiponectin	ASP	C3	%ASP/C3	Insulin
	r/(P)	r/(P)	r/(P)	r/P	r/(P)
FT3	0.382(.002)	-.022(.831)	-0.278(.007)	0.222(.030)	0.389(.003)
FT4	0.464(.0001)	0.020(.851)	-0.225(.03)	0.147(.158)	0.395(.003)
TSH	-0.080(.538)	0.202(.04)	0.121(.252)	-0.022(.834)	-0.071(.497)
BMI	-0.220(.05)	-0.07(.445)	0.186(.05)	-0.181(.05)	-0.047(.653)
Glucose	0.230(.07)	-0.022(.836)	-0.242(.022)	0.273(.009)	0.250(.018)
Insulin	0.293(.02)	0.114(.273)	-0.184(.05)	0.175(.05)	----------
HOMA-IR	0.373(.003)	0.132(.224)	-0.184(.05)	0.174(.103)	----------
TChol	-0.270(.032)	0.105(.307)	0.330(.001)	-0.233(.022)	-0.253(.013)
TG	-0.319(.012)	0.108(.291)	0.162(.123)	-0.104(.320)	-0.061(.561)
HDL-C	-0.147(.249)	0.035(.731)	0.417(.00002)	-0.350(.00005)	-0.115(.265)
LDL-C	-0.195(.128)	0.099(.336)	0.291(.004)	-0.218(.034)	-0.287(.004)
NEFA	0.110(.397)	0.015(.885)	-0.251(.015)	0.225(.028)	0.029(.776)

Results are provided for correlations (with P values indicated) for the whole cohort of subjects where BMI = body mass index, TChol = total cholesterol, TG = plasma triglyceride, NEFA = non-esterified fatty acid. Correlations which are significant are underlined.