Table 3. Correlates of OXT with clinical parameters and inflammatory markers in the entire pool of participants.

Legend: *p < 0.05. ^# p < 0.01. ^† p < 0.0001. Abbreviations: DBP – diastolic blood pressure, FPG – fasting plasma glucose, GFR – glomerular filtration rate, HbA1c – glycated hemoglobin, HDL-C – high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HOMA-IR – homeostatic model assessment insulin resistance, IL-6 – interleukin 6, IL-10 – interleukin 10, LAR – leptin-to-adiponectin-ratio, LDL-C – low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, MIF – macrophage migration inhibitory factor, MCP-1 – macrophage chemo-attractant protein 1, MIF – macrophage migration inhibitory factor, MMP-9 – matrix metalloproteinase 9, OXT – oxytocin, PAI-1 – plasminogen activator inhibitor 1, SBP – systolic blood pressure, TNF-α – tumor necrosis factor α, TSP-1 – thrombospondin 1.