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Table 2.

Correlation matrix for biomarkers related to lipids, metabolic syndrome, glycaemia and liver function.^*

Urate

0.01

Alkaline Phosphatase

0.11

−0.11

GGT

0.20

0.29

ALT

0.23

0.22

0.51

AST

0.16

0.08

0.14

0.35

0.69

Ferritin

0.16

0.06

0.24

0.27

0.17

CRP

0.16

−0.19

0.28

0.27

0.14

0.13

HDL-C

−0.20

0.17

−0.13

−0.07

−0.15

−0.08

−0.23

LDL-C

0.09

−0.07

Triglycerides

0.23

−0.28

0.20

0.26

0.30

0.13

0.17

0.21

−0.49

0.15

BCHE

0.23

−0.10

0.20

0.24

0.26

0.13

0.18

0.14

−0.17

0.21

0.34

Glucose

0.03

0.10

0.13

0.11

0.07

0.13

−0.10

0.12

0.06

Insulin

0.20

−0.16

0.14

0.13

0.18

0.21

−0.31

0.29

0.20

0.33

Urate

Bilirubin

Alkaline Phosphatase

GGT

ALT

AST

Ferritin

CRP

HDL-C

LDL-C

Triglycerides

Butyryl-cholinesterase

Glucose

Correlation coefficients are shown for each pair of variables, log-transformed where appropriate and adjusted for sex and age. r ≥ 0.2 are shown in bold and correlations where r < 0.1 are omitted. Data from an Australian adult population-based sample.⁸²

Abbreviations: ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; BCHE, butyrylcholinesterase; CRP, C-reactive protein; GGT, gamma-glutamyl transferase; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.