Table 4.

Correlations of plasma vitamin E and adjusted vitamin E levels with clinical and biochemical variables of the control and the obese subjects

	Control (n = 78)		Obese (n = 98)
	Vitamin E	Adjusted vitamin E	Vitamin E	Adjusted vitamin E
BMI	0.068	–0.237*	0.095	–0.044
Waist circumference	0.060	–0.380**	0.047	–0.233*
Waist-to-hip ratio	0.080	–0.271*	–0.121	–0.273**
HOMA-IR	–0.082	–0.130	0.134	–0.003

BMI, body mass index. HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assesment. *p<0.05, **p<0.01.