Table 5.

Correlation between body mass index and metabolic and clinical parameters in type 2 diabetic patients (n = 545).

	Body mass index (BMI)
	Correlation test*
Onset of diabetes	0.209*
HbA1c	0.674**
Total cholesterol	0.110*
Triglycerides	0.077
Systolic blood pressure	0.509**
Diastolic blood pressure	0.435**

 **Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).

*Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed).