TABLE 2.

Pearson's correlations between adipokines and anthropometric and metabolic variables at baseline¹

	Height (cm)	Weight (kg)	BMI (kg/m2)	Waist (cm)	SBP (mm Hg)	DBP (mm Hg)	FBS (mmol/L)	TC (mmol/L)	TG (mmol/L)	HDL-C (mmol/L)	Insulin (μIU/mL)	HOMA-IR	Log adiponectin (μg/mL)	RBP4 (μg/mL)	A-FABP (μg/L)
Height (cm)	1.0
Weight (kg)	0.702	1.0
BMI (kg/m2)	0.422	0.942	1.0
Waist (cm)	0.542	0.912	0.912	1.0
SBP (mm Hg)	0.272	0.382	0.352	0.282	1.0
DBP (mm Hg)	0.213	0.302	0.292	0.223	0.822	1.0
FBS (mmol/L)	0.14	0.07	0.01	0.02	0.05	0.05	1.0
TC (mmol/L)	0.03	0.15	0.183	0.173	0.13	0.04	−0.01	1.0
TG (mmol/L)	0.08	0.14	0.13	0.163	0.07	0.01	0.07	0.14	1.0
HDL-C (mmol/L)	0.07	−0.163	−0.173	−0.223	0.05	0.02	0.05	0.402	−0.382	1.0
Insulin (μIU/mL)	0.183	0.302	0.282	0.312	0.203	0.193	0.272	0.04	0.282	−0.12	1.0
HOMA-IR	0.173	0.262	0.253	0.282	0.163	0.193	0.382	0.04	0.213	−0.11	0.932	1.0
Log adiponectin (μg/mL)	−0.262	−0.332	−0.292	−0.302	−0.293	−0.253	−0.05	−0.11	0.08	0.15	−0.03	−0.05	1.0
RBP4 (μg/mL)	0.282	0.392	0.372	0.312	0.15	0.07	0.04	0.312	0.222	0.09	0.243	0.243	−0.04	1.0
A-FABP (μg/L)	0.352	0.672	0.692	0.612	0.392	0.322	−0.11	0.232	0.11	−0.09	0.193	0.17	−0.372	0.382	1.0

¹SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; FBS, fasting blood sugar; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; HDL-C, HDL cholesterol; HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; RBP4, retinol-binding protein 4; A-FABP, adipocyte fatty acid–binding protein.

²P < 0.001.

³P < 0.05.