Table 4 . Correlation of fetuin-A tertiles with some parameters in diabetic men .
| Tertiles of Fetuin A* | Mean±SD | 95% CI | p value# | |
| waist Circumference (cm) | 1 | 96.35±10.95 | 90.02-102.68 |
0.8 |
| 2 | 98.65±10.49 | 94.11-103.19 | ||
| 3 | 98.4±10.91 | 93.29-103.51 | ||
|
Fat percent (%) |
1 | 23.65±3.11 | 21.85-25.44 |
0.35 |
| 2 | 24.83±4.14 | 23.03-26.62 | ||
| 3 | 25.52±3.52 | 23.86-27.17 | ||
|
Apo A-1 (mg/dl) |
1 | 133.5±44.13 | 108.01-158.98 |
0.36 |
| 2 | 149.3±27.48 | 137.41-161.19 | ||
| 3 | 145.4±29.44 | 131.61-159.18 | ||
|
ApoB100 (mg/dl) |
1 | 70.07±29.68 | 52.93-87.21 |
0.41 |
| 2 | 79.39±23.32 | 69.3-89.47 | ||
| 3 | 70.95±21.02 | 61.11-80.78 | ||
|
HOMA-IR |
1 | 2.97±1.88 | 1.88-4.05 |
0.8 |
| 2 | 2.72±1.41 | 2.11-3.33 | ||
| 3 | 3.05±1.93 | 2.14-3.95 |
*range of fetuin-A (ng/ml): tertile1: 0-18.9, tertile2: 19-24, tertile3:>24, #ANOVA