Table 2.
Correlations of kallistatin and cardiometabolic risk factors
| Bivariate Correlation |
Partial Correlation* |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| r | p | r | p | |
| % BF | −0.13 | 0.04 | −0.15 | 0.03 |
| TC | −0.28 | <0.01 | −0.35 | <0.01 |
| LDL cholesterol | −0.30 | <0.01 | −0.38 | <0.01 |
| HDL cholesterol | 0.17 | 0.02 | 0.17 | 0.03 |
| TC/HDL ratio | −0.20 | <0.01 | −0.25 | <0.01 |
| LDL/HDL ratio | −0.25 | <0.01 | −0.30 | <0.01 |
| Adiponectin | 0.16 | 0.03 | 0.15 | 0.05 |
| IL-6 | −0.14 | 0.05 | −0.16 | 0.04 |
Partial correlation adjusted for age, sex, and BMI percentiles.
% BF: percent body fat; TC: total cholesterol; LDL: low density lipoprotein; HDL: high density lipoprotein; IL-6: interleukin-6.