Table 5.

Correlation of visfatin levels and glutathione peroxidase activity adjusted for age and sex with parameters of metabolic syndrome

Characteristic	TC (mg/dl)	TG (mg/dl)	HDL (mg/dl)	LDL (mg/dl)	FBG (mg/dl)	SBP (mmHg)	DBP (mmHg)	WC (cm)
Visfatin (mg/ml)
Non-MetS (n = 45)	−0.078	−0.056	−0.198	−0.013	0.036	−0.027	0.054	0.094
P	0.648	0.740	0.240	0.937	0.832	0.879	0.759	0.596
MetS with three components (n = 29)	0.193	0.291	−0.034	0.046	−0.348	0.134	0.058	0.257
P	0.308	0.118	0.857	0.809	0.060	0.489	0.766	0.186
MetS with > 3 components (n = 16)	−0.321	0.198	0.054	−0. 007	−0.100	0.284	0.448	−0.231
P	0.458	0.480	0.848	0.979	0.722	0.305	0.094	0.408
MetS with hyperglycemia (n = 17)	0.286	0.386	−0.144	−0.002	0.151	0.221	0.338	0.373
P	0.250	0.113	0.570	0.994	0.549	0.395	0.185	0.186
MetS without hyperglycemia (n = 28)	0.175	0.327	−0.010	−0.015	−0.512	0.145	0.065	−0.032
P	0.382	0.096	0.960	0.939	0.006	0.469	0.749	0.876
Peroxidase activity (mU/ml)
Non-MetS (n = 45)	−0.117	−0.206	−0.184	−0.033	−0.220	−0.183	−0.256	−0.130
P	0.491	0.221	0.277	0.847	0.190	0.292	0.138	0.464
MetS with three components (n = 29)	−0.093	−0.093	0.084	−0.086	−0.302	0.058	−0.002	0.024
P	0.617	0.618	0.655	0.646	0.099	0.759	0.991	0.903
MetS with > 3 components (n = 16)	−0.321	−0.313	−0.070	0.012	0.164	0.168	0.106	−0.037
P	0.225	0.238	0.796	0.966	0.543	0.535	0.696	0.890
MetS with hyperglycemia (n = 17)	−0.291	−0.363	−0.007	0.069	0.169	−0.082	−0.367	−0.117
P	0.241	0.138	0.980	0.784	0.503	0.755	0.147	0.653
MetS without hyperglycemia (n = 28)	−0.113	0.071	−0.204	−0.114	−0.247	−0.183	−0.256	0.062
P	0.560	0.715	0.289	0.555	0.197	0.292	0.138	0.755

P-values are significant P < 0.05; Partial correlation was used; MetS: Metabolic syndrome; TC: Total cholesterol; TG: Triglycerides; HDL: High-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL: Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; FBG: Fasting blood glucose; SBP: Systolic blood pressure; DBP: Diastolic blood pressure; WC: Waist circumference