Table 2.
Age-adjusted Spearman partial correlation coefficients between plasma Gas6 concentration and biochemical variables
| Spearman partial correlation coefficient (n = 278)* |
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|---|---|---|
| r | P | |
| BMI | −0.074 | 0.222 |
| Waist-to-hip ratio | −0.131 | 0.031 |
| OGTT glucose (mmol/l) | ||
| Fasting glucose | −0.195 | 0.001 |
| 2-h glucose | −0.157 | 0.009 |
| OGTT insulin (pmol/l) | ||
| Fasting insulin† | −0.031 | 0.612 |
| 2-h insulin† | 0.002 | 0.975 |
| HOMA-IR† | −0.107 | 0.076 |
| A1C (%) | −0.152 | 0.027 |
| TNF-α (ng/ml)† | −0.221 | <0.001 |
| IL-6 (pg/ml)† | −0.230 | <0.001 |
| hsCRP (mg/l)† | −0.071 | 0.242 |
| E-selectin (ng/ml) | −0.157 | 0.009 |
| VCAM-1 (ng/ml) | −0.269 | <0.001 |
| ICAM-1 (ng/ml) | −0.026 | 0.675 |
*Corrected for age.
†The logarithms of these variables were used for the analysis. Boldface indicates statistical significance.