Table 4.

Correlation analysis of adiponectin mRNA, PPARγ ^† mRNA with different serum parameters.

Independent Variables	Adiponectin		PPARγ
	r	p	r	p
Body weight	−0.389	0.001	−0.425	0.005
Triglyceride	−0.345	0.042	−0.532	0.032
Total Cholesterol	0.47	0.624	0.673	0.431
HDL-C †	0.376	0.026	0.354	0.032
Glucose	0.530	0.231	0.492	0.485
Insulin	−0.411	0.003	−0.537	0.013

^† Abbreviations: PPAR-γ: peroxisome proliferator activator receptor γ; HDL-C: High density lipoprotein cholesterol.