Table 2. Bivariate correlations between anthropometric measures and adipocytokine, lipid and glycemic parameters.
| BMI | WC | HC | WHR | BAI | VAI | |
| ADIPOCYTOKINES | ||||||
| Ln Leptin | 0.454*** | 0.400*** | 0.535*** | −0.045 | 0.542*** | 0.239* |
| sOb-R | −0.436*** | −0.412*** | −0.300** | −0.204 | −0.239* | −0.278** |
| Ln Leptin/sOb-R ratio | 0.491*** | 0.435*** | 0.526*** | 0.008 | 0.521*** | 0.270** |
| Ln Adiponectin | −0.002 | 0.053 | 0.109 | −0.060 | 0.006 | −0.330** |
| Visfatin | 0.116 | 0.115 | 0.093 | 0.036 | 0.087 | 0.375*** |
| Ln Resistin | 0.045 | 0.217* | 0.103 | 0.156 | −0.028 | 0.379*** |
| Ghrelin | −0.228* | −0.296** | −0.108 | −0.263* | −0.045 | −0.225* |
| Adipsin | −0.008 | 0.115 | 0.078 | 0.055 | 0.004 | 0.025 |
| PAI-1 | 0.013 | 0.107 | 0.008 | 0.153 | −0.004 | 0.086 |
| Ln TNF-α | −0.007 | 0.003 | −0.206 | 0.213* | −0.180 | 0.170 |
| IL-6 | 0.145 | 0.187 | 0.015 | 0.233* | 0.083 | 0.300** |
| Ln IL-18 | −0.052 | −0.095 | 0.001 | −0.134 | 0.076 | 0.340** |
| VEGF | 0.072 | 0.097 | −0.097 | 0.250* | −0.197 | 0.211* |
| HGF | 0.076 | 0.200 | 0.065 | 0.177 | 0.039 | 0.298** |
| Ln hs-CRP | 0.155 | 0.233* | 0.171 | 0.120 | 0.158 | 0.419*** |
| LIPID PATTERN | ||||||
| Total Cholesterol | −0.082 | −0.165 | −0.078 | −0.122 | 0.046 | 0.316** |
| HDL Cholesterol | −0.087 | −0.065 | 0.113 | −0.194 | 0.145 | – |
| Triglycerides | 0.107 | 0.051 | 0.069 | 0.003 | 0.115 | – |
| LDL Cholesterol | −0.075 | −0.152 | −0.144 | −0.041 | −0.062 | 0.286** |
| NEFA | 0.060 | −0.011 | 0.042 | −0.051 | 0.205 | 0.327** |
| GLYCEMIC PATTERN | ||||||
| HOMA IR | 0.373*** | 0.465*** | 0.421*** | 0.122 | 0.236* | 0.324** |
| Fasting C-Peptide | 0.228* | 0.250* | 0.325** | −0.028 | 0.129 | 0.228* |
| Fasting Insulin | 0.336** | 0.449*** | 0.426*** | 0.097 | 0.220* | 0.329** |
| Fasting glucose | 0.184 | 0.262* | 0.098 | 0.216* | 0.075 | 0.031 |
| 2 h after breakfast glucose | −0.067 | 0.026 | −0.105 | 0.162 | −0.076 | 0.166 |
| 2 h after lunch glucose | 0.024 | 0.089 | 0.006 | 0.089 | −0.037 | 0.069 |
| 2 h after dinner glucose | 0.070 | 0.157 | 0.094 | 0.078 | 0.085 | 0.128 |
| HbA1c | 0.127 | 0.268* | 0.132 | 0.202 | 0.125 | 0.250* |
BMI: Body Mass Index; WC: Waist Circumference; HC: Hip Circumference; WHR: Waist/Hip ratio; BAI: Body Adiposity Index; VAI: Visceral adiposity Index; sOb-R: Soluble leptin receptor; PAI-1: Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1; TNF-α: Tumor necrosis factor alpha; IL-6: Interleukin 6; IL-18: Interleukin 18; VEGF: Vascular endothelial growth factor; HGF: Hepatocyte growth factor; Hs-CRP: high-sensitivity C reactive protein.
Bivariate Pearson correlation: the value indicates r coefficient.
*p<0.050;
**p<0.010;
***p<0.001.