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. 2015 Feb 9;10(2):e0116928. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0116928

Table 2. Phenome-wide association analysis (PheWAS) of 205 clinical variables with FGF19 or FGF21 serum levels (pg/mL).

Direction of association FGF19(P-value) FGF21(P-value)
Anthropometric Older age x higher FGF21 0.11095 0.00115
Taller x higher FGF21 0.83335 0.02166
Larger waist x higher FGF21 0.35547 0.03535
Disease Diabetes x lower FGF19 0.00142 0.11761
Hypertension x higher FGF21 0.48434 0.0037
Liver fibrosis x lower FGF19 0.00506 0.93641
Diagnostic Higher glucose* x higher FGF21 0.15621 0.00003
Higher HbA1c x higher FGF21 0.1995 0.00188
Lower LDL x higher FGF21 0.46145 0.0353
Higher creatinine x higher FGF21 0.42198 0.01965
Lower EGFR x higher FGF21 0.84129 0.00482
Medication Metformin x lower FGF19 0.02677 0.44619
Sulfonylurea x lower FGF19 0.02697 0.05797
Insulin x higher FGF21 0.87188 0.04984
ISA x lower FGF19 0.00984 0.49681
ACE x higher FGF21 0.66932 0.00164
Statins x higher FGF21 0.14334 0.00295
Multiple meds x higher FGF21 0.48933 0.00266
CCB x higher FGF21 0.95894 0.00389
Salicylates x higher FGF21 0.80814 0.00954
Potassium x higher FGF21 0.7106 0.01953

P-values were according to Wilcoxon rank sum test (categorical clinical variables or least-squared linear regression analysis (for continuous clinical variables). After Bonferonni corrections for multiple testing, only the association of higher glucose* with higher FGF21 remained significant. LDL: low density lipoprotein, EGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate, ISA: insulin sensitizing agents other than metformin, ACE: ACE inhibitors, CCB: calcium channel blockers.