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. 2016 May 22;2016:6423637. doi: 10.1155/2016/6423637

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.