Table 3. Correlations of plasma miRNA33a/16 levels and clinical parameters in patients with T2DM.
| miRNA33a/16 | ||
|---|---|---|
| r | p value | |
| BMI | −0.064 | 0.659 |
| FBS | 0.051 | 0.725 |
| HbA1c | −0.160 | 0.266 |
| IRI | −0.067 | 0.640 |
| s-CPR | −0.102 | 0.479 |
| u-CPR | −0.220 | 0.125 |
| LDL-C | 0.304 | 0.032 |
| TG | 0.066 | 0.650 |
| LDL-C/HDL-C | 0.269 | 0.059 |
| HDL-C | −0.099 | 0.494 |
| ApoA-I | −0.118 | 0.415 |
The plasma level of miRNA33a/16 did not show any correlation with any of the clinical parameters except with positive correlation with LDL-C and tendency with LDL-C/HDL-C ratio.