Table 3. Correlations of the positive ratios of cells expressing proinflammatory/anti-inflammatory cytokines in carotid plaque with glucose metabolism or proinflammatory/anti-inflammatory properties of circulating monocytes.

	Percent of positive cells in plaque
	TNF-α		IL-6		IL-10
	ρ	P-value	ρ	P-value	ρ	P-value
FPG	0.191	0.371	0.346	0.098	−0.471	0.020
IRI	−0.066	0.759	−0.030	0.891	−0.543	0.006
HbA1c	0.246	0.247	0.466	0.022	−0.428	0.037
HOMA-IR	−0.014	0.947	0.087	0.686	−0.640	<0.001*
mRNA level in monocytes
TNF-α	0.444	0.034	0.406	0.054	0.212	0.330
IL-6	0.309	0.142	0.148	0.491	−0.130	0.544
IL-10	−0.251	0.248	−0.362	0.090	0.145	0.508

FPG, fasting plasma glucose; IRI, immunoreactive insulin; HbA1c, hemoglobin A1c; HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance.

^*P < = 0.0008.

ρ, Spearman's rank correlation coefficient