Table 2.

Spearman correlation coefficients between clinical and laboratory variables in patients with diabetes during a test meal (n = 898)

	Fasting glucose	Post-load glucose	Glucose excursion †	Fasting triglycerides	Post-load triglycerides	Triglyceride excursion †
Fasting glucose	---	0.83**	0.43**	0.26**	0.29**	0.11**
Post-load Glucose	0.83**	---	0.83**	0.19**	0.22**	0.09**
Glucose excursion	0.43**	0.83**	---	0.05	0.08*	0.04
Fasting triglycerides	0.26**	0.19**	0.05	---	0.94**	0.06
Post-load Triglycerides	0.29**	0.22**	0.08	0.94**	---	0.34**
Triglyceride excursion	0.11**	0.09**	0.04	0.06	0.34**	---
Glycated hemoglobin	0.73**	0.76**	0.53**	0.15**	0.20**	0.12**
Fasting insulin	−0.07*	−0.01	0.05	0.20**	0.21**	0.09**
C-reative Protein	0.13**	0.12**	0.06	0.11**	0.11**	0.05
Age	−0.08*	−0.01	0.11**	−0.09*	−0.10*	−0.05
Body mass index	0.04	−0.01	−0.06	0.20**	0.18**	0.04
Waist circumference	0.11**	0.07*	−0.01	0.22**	0.20**	0.01
Waist to hip ratio	0.20**	0.21**	0.16**	0.25**	0.23**	−0.01
Duration of Diabetes	0.16**	0.31**	0.34**	−0.05	−0.06	−0.06
Systolic blood pressure	0.22**	0.22**	0.17**	0.09**	0.09**	0.02
Diastolic blood pressure	0.24**	0.17**	0.07*	0.11**	0.12**	0.04

ELSA-Brasil, 2008–2010.

^†Two-hour post-load level minus fasting level; *P < 0.05; **P < 0.01.