Table 4.
Correlation of adipokines with TNM stages, tumor size, LN metastasis, and histological grading among postmenopausal and premenopausal BC.
| Variables | Leptin | Adipo. | Resistin | Visfatin | TNM | T. size | LN |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Postmenopausal BC | |||||||
| Leptin | 1 | ||||||
| Adipo. | -.566-** | 1 | |||||
| Resistin | -.435-** | -.326-** | 1 | ||||
| Visfatin | .627** | -.597-** | .330* | 1 | |||
| TNM | .338* | -.264-* | .395* | .406** | 1 | ||
| T. size | .241* | -.725-** | .429** | .348* | .777** | 1 | |
| LN | .820** | -.742-** | .575** | .529** | .623** | .633** | 1 |
| Grade | .762** | -.682-** | .509** | .132 | .475** | .780** | .413** |
| Premenopausal BC | |||||||
| Leptin | 1 | ||||||
| Adipo. | .283 | 1 | |||||
| Resistin | -.143- | -.017- | 1 | ||||
| Visfatin | .060 | -.006- | .160 | 1 | |||
| TNM | .204 | -.074- | .064 | .286 | 1 | ||
| T. size | .062 | -.164- | -.081- | .292 | .783** | 1 | |
| LN | .247 | -.152- | .010 | .177 | .626** | .580** | 1 |
| Grade | .083 | -.052- | -.039- | .277 | .551** | .649** | .341* |
**Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level; *correlation is significant at the 0.05 level.