Table 4.

Significant correlations between the expression of genes related to lipid metabolism and inflammation with glucose metabolism parameters in the morbidly obese cohort.

Variables	FABP4		FAS		CD36		IL6
	r	p-Value	r	p-Value	r	p-Value	r	p-Value
Glucose (mg/dL)	0.465	0.001	0.185	0.035	−0.055	0.697	0.014	0.925
Insulin (mu/L)	0.710	<0.001	0.008	0.933	0.357	0.013	0.371	0.011
Homa2-IR	0.714	<0.001	0.079	0.514	0.354	0.014	0.369	0.012
Hba1c (%)	0.742	<0.001	0.118	0.24	0.155	0.325	0.185	0.252

HbA1c, glycosylated haemoglobin; HOMA2-IR, homeostatic model assessment 2-insulin resistance.