Table 1.

Pearson correlations for crude associations of carboxymethyl lysine (CML) levels with inflammation and metabolic variables at baseline in the weighted cohort random sample. Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study.

	Pearson correlation coefficient (95%CI)
Age (years)	0.017	(−0,078 – 0,116)
N cigarettes per day * N years of smoking	0.029	(−0,063 – 0,128)
Body mass index	−0.058	(−0.147 – 0.029)
Waist	−0.062	(−0.160 – 0.039)
Waist-to-hip ratio	−0.048	(−0.139 – 0.048)
Creatinine	0.031	(−0,055 – 0,114)
Glomerular filtration rate	−0.006	(−0,093 – 0,088)
C-reactive protein	−0.062	(−0,153 – 0,040)
IL-6	−0.012	(−0,085 – 0,058)
Fibrinogen	−0.041	(−0,127 – 0,044)
Orosomucoid	−0.085	(−0,174 – 0,008)
Sialic acid	−0.135	(−0,224 – −0,043)*
White blood count	0.042	(−0,046 – 0,123)
Complement component 3	−0.007	(−0,101 – 0,084)
Adiponectin	0.078	(−0,016 – 0,173)
Leptin	−0.075	(−0,156 – 0,012)
Non-esterified fatty acids	0.301	(0,214 – 0,386) †
Triglycerides	−0.004	(−0,091 – 0,090)
HDL-cholesterol	0.054	(−0,038 – 0,145)
Oxidized LDL-cholesterol	−0.190	(−0,290 – −0,087)†
Systolic blood pressure	0.047	(−0,048 – 0,143)
Diastolic blood pressure	−0.026	(−0,119 – 0,065)
Fasting insulin	0.003	(−0,066 – 0,072)
HOMA-IR	−0.002	(−0,070 – 0,065)
Fasting glucose	−0.074	(−0,160 – 0,013)

^*p<0.01;

^†p<0.001.