Table 2.
Partial Spearman correlation coefficient among Retinol-binding protein 4 values, metabolic syndrome components, and other metabolic parameters
| RBP4 | BMI | WC | SBP | DBP | TG | FPG | HDL | LDL | Chol | HbA1c | Fasting Insulin | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BMI | 0.28 | |||||||||||
| WC | 0.42 a | 0.81a | ||||||||||
| SBP | 0.35 b | 0.52 a | 0.46 a | |||||||||
| DBP | 0.02 | -0.01 | 0.09 | 0.25 | ||||||||
| TG | 0.22 | -0.07 | 0.20 | 0.08 | 0.12 | |||||||
| FPG | 0.31 b | 0.21 | 0.36 b | 0.01 | -0.07 | 0.05 | ||||||
| HDL | -0.15 | -.02 | -0.10 | -0.19 | -0.17 | -0.62 a | -0.01 | |||||
| LDL | 0.11 | 0.02 | -0.19 | 0.16 | 0.19 | -0.01 | -0.17 | 0.32 b | ||||
| Chol | 0.18 | -.01 | 0.13 | 0.15 | 0.19 | 0.04 | -0.07 | 0.38 a | 0.96 a | |||
| HbA1c | 0.31 b | -0.11 | 0.02 | -0.18 | 0.17 | 0.21 | 0.39 a | -0.01 | 0.15 | 0.19 | ||
| Fasting insulin | 0.34 b | 0.33 b | 0.35 b | 0.16 | -0.07 | 0.24 | 0.47 a | -0.03 | 0.03 | 0.06 | 0.12 | |
| HOMA-IR index | 0.35 b | 0.25 | 0.32 b | 0.16 | 0.08 | 0.36 b | 0.45 a | -0.18 | 0.01 | 0.06 | 0.17 | 0.99 a |
RBP4: Retinol binding protein 4; BMI: Body mass index; WC: Waist circumference; SBP: Systolic blood pressure; DBP: Diastolic blood pressure; TG:, triglycerides; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; HDL: High density lipoproteins; LDL: Low density lipoproteins; Chol: Total cholesterol; HOMA-IR: Homeostasis model assessment of IR; HbA1c; Glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c)
a
P ≤0.005
b
P ≤0.05