Table 2.
Pearson correlation coefficient (r) and partial correlation of variables associated with plasma periostin.
| Plasma periostin | Plasma periostin (age- and sex-adjusted) | Plasma periostin (age-, sex-, and BMI-adjusted) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| r | P | r | P | r | P | |
| Age | −0.095 | 0.231 | — | — | — | — |
| BMI | 0.383 | <0.001 | 0.383 | <0.001 | — | — |
| WC | 0.303 | <0.001 | 0.323 | <0.001 | 0.073 | 0.363 |
| FPG | 0.310 | <0.001 | 0.315 | <0.001 | 0.293 | <0.001 |
| 2 h PG | 0.264 | 0.001 | 0.275 | <0.001 | 0.266 | 0.001 |
| HbA1c | 0.204 | 0.01 | 0.199 | 0.012 | 0.120 | 0.132 |
| TG | 0.585 | <0.001 | 0.594 | <0.001 | 0.529 | <0.001 |
| LDL-C | 0.089 | 0.264 | 0.120 | 0.132 | 0.085 | 0.288 |
| HDL-C | −0.400 | <0.001 | −0.388 | <0.001 | −0.293 | <0.001 |
| TC | 0.156 | 0.048 | 0.194 | 0.014 | 0.183 | 0.022 |
| FINS | 0.494 | <0.001 | 0.483 | <0.001 | 0.392 | <0.001 |
| HOMA-IR | 0.528 | <0.001 | 0.518 | <0.001 | 0.434 | <0.001 |
| TNF-α | 0.465 | <0.001 | 0.458 | <0.001 | 0.398 | <0.001 |
| IL-6 | 0.239 | 0.002 | 0.224 | 0.004 | 0.184 | 0.021 |
BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; 2 h PG, 2 h postchallenge plasma glucose; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin; TG, triglyceride; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TC, total cholesterol; FINS, fasting serum insulin; HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor α; IL-6, interleukin-6.