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Table 3. Bivariate Correlation Analyses of Metabolic Parameters and Adipocytokines.

Parameter	IL-6, pg/mL	MCP-1, pg/mL	TNF-α, pg/mL	A-FABP, ng/mL
IL-6, pg/mL	-	0.309^a	0.204^a	0.086
MCP-1, pg/mL	0.309^a	-	0.363^a	0.161^a
TNF-α, pg/mL	0.204^a	0.363^a	-	0.289^a
A-FABP, ng/mL	0.086	0.161^a	0.289^a	-
Age, yr	-0.195^a	-0.042	0.026	0.072
Fasting glucose, mg/dL	-0.069	0.039	0.023	0.068
Total cholesterol, mg/dL	-0.038	0.028	0.115^b	0.209^a
Triglyceride, mg/dL	0.019	0.105^b	0.270^a	0.224^a
HDL-C, mg/dL	-0.099^b	-0.147^a	-0.174^a	-0.145^a
LDL-C, mg/dL	0.008	0.074	0.151^a	0.228^a
Fasting insulin, IU/L	-0.112^b	-0.120^b	0.060	0.129^a
Weight, kg	0.044	0.227^a	0.276^a	0.358^a
Body mass index, kg/m²	0.034	0.131^a	0.207^a	0.439^a
SBP, mm Hg	0.059	0.167^a	0.203^a	0.177^a
DBP, mmHg	0.030	0.131^a	0.185^a	0.188^a
Lean mass, kg	0.027	0.259^a	0.271^a	0.226^a
Body fat mass, kg	0.072	0.005	0.102^b	0.485^a
Percent body fat, %	0.060	-0.174^a	-0.084	0.331^a
Waist-hip ratio	-0.008	0.096^b	0.202^a	0.445^a
HOMA-IR	-0.121^b	-0.102^b	0.064	0.139^a

IL-6, interleukin-6; MCP-1, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor α; A-FABP, adipocyte fatty acid binding protein; HDL-C, high density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HOMA-IR, homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance.

^aP<0.01 for the bivariate correlation analysis; ^bP<0.05 for the bivariate correlation analysis.