Table 2.

Correlations between acute-phase proteins and glucose in non-diabetic individuals

	Glucose (age, sex)	Glucose (risk factors)a
Ceruloplasmin	0.035**	0.007
Alpha-1-antitrypsin	−0.004	−0.004
Orosomucoid	0.152***	0.075***
Haptoglobin	0.146***	0.095***
LnCRP	0.105***	−0.001

Values are standardized beta coefficients, from a linear regression model with the acute-phase protein as the dependent variable

* p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01; *** p < 0.001

^aRisk factors: adjusted for age, sex, waist circumference, smoking, use of anti-hypertensive medication, systolic BP, HDL, low educational level, and low physical activity