Table 2. Correlation of serum lipocalin-2 and retinol-binding protein 4 levels with other parameters.
| Parameters | Lipocalin-2† | RBP4† | ||
| r | P | r | P | |
| Lipocalin-2† | 0.231 | 0.003 | ||
| RBP4† | 0.231 | 0.003 | ||
| Age | 0.013 | NS | 0.015 | NS |
| Sex | –0.126 | NS | –0.051 | NS |
| BMI | 0.190 | 0.008 | 0.072 | NS |
| Waist circumference | 0.171 | 0.018 | –0.024 | NS |
| Systolic blood pressure | –0.030 | NS | 0.149 | 0.020 |
| Diastolic blood pressure | 0.128 | NS | 0.085 | NS |
| FPG | –0.065 | NS | 0.012 | NS |
| 2hPG | 0.034 | NS | 0.030 | NS |
| TG† | 0.170 | 0.019 | 0.056 | NS |
| HDL-C | –0.103 | NS | –0.078 | NS |
| LDL-C | –0.087 | NS | 0.024 | NS |
| Fasting insulin† | 0.165 | 0.022 | –0.051 | NS |
| HOMA-IR† | 0.118 | NS | –0.044 | NS |
†
Log transformed before analysis.
r indicates Pearson correlation coefficient; RBP4, retinol-binding protein 4; BMI, body mass index; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; 2hPG, 2 h postprandial glucose; TG, triglycerides; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.