Table 3.
Correlation analysis between oxytocin concentrations and parameters of interest in the population as a whole and sub-grouped as normal-weight and obese women
| Parameters | Whole population (N = 109) |
Normal-weight women (N = 53) |
Obese women (N = 56) |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| r | p value | r | p value | r | p value | |
| Age, years | –0.17 | 0.07 | –0.32 | 0.02 | –0.33 | 0.01 |
| Age at menarche, years | 0.31 | 0.001 | 0.165 | ns | 0.13 | ns |
| Menopausal status | –0.26 | 0.005 | –0.28 | 0.04 | –0.37 | 0.005 |
| Weight, kg | –0.48 | 0.001 | −0.08 | ns | 0.17 | ns |
| BMI, kg/m2 | –0.50 | 0.001 | −0.09 | ns | 0.05 | ns |
| FM, % | –0.49 | 0.001 | 0.01 | ns | 0.06 | ns |
| Trunk FM, % | –0.48 | 0.001 | −0.17 | ns | −0.13 | ns |
| FFM, kg | –0.40 | 0.001 | 0.01 | ns | 0.1 | ns |
| Glucose, mg/dl | –0.24 | 0.013 | 0.26 | ns | −0.21 | ns |
| Insulin, mg/dl | –0.19 | 0.04 | 0.04 | ns | 0.09 | ns |
| HOMA-IR | –0.23 | 0.016 | 0.07 | ns | 0.04 | ns |
| TC, mg/dl | 0.17 | 0.07 | 0.16 | ns | 0.19 | ns |
| HDL-C, mg/dl | 0.41 | 0.001 | 0.08 | ns | −0.01 | ns |
| LDL-C, mg/dl | 0.12 | ns | 0.15 | ns | 0.20 | ns |
| TGL, mg/dl | –0.228 | 0.017 | −0.005 | ns | 0.09 | ns |
| E2, ng/l | 0.132 | ns | −0.16 | ns | 0.28 | <0.05 |
| Leptin, ng/ml | –0.45 | 0.001 | −0.13 | ns | 0.005 | ns |
| Adiponectin, µg/ml | 0.22 | 0.02 | −0.06 | ns | −0.18 | ns |
Parameters related by significant associations are indicated in italics.
FM = Fat mass; FFM = fat-free mass; Trunk FM = indicated the regional percentage of fat mass of trunk; HOMA-IR = homeostatic model of insulin resistance; TC = total-cholesterol; LDL = low-density lipoprotein; HDL = high-density lipoprotein; TGL, triglycerides; E2, total estradiol; ns = nonsignificant.