Table 3.
Bivariate correlation of inflammatory and metabolic markers in patient groups
| Variables# | ESR | CRP | NLR | LIPa | UA | TC | LDL-C | VLDL-C | TC/HDL | log(TG/HDL) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ESR | 1.000 | 0.381 | − 0.037 | 0.139 | − 0.091 | − 0.166 | − 0.116 | 0.003 | 0.066 | − 0.032 |
| CRP | 1.000 | 0.156 | 0.087 | 0.013 | − 0.268 | − 0.235 | − 0.233 | − 0.006 | − 0.075 | |
| NLR | 1.000 | 0.060 | − 0.204 | 0.168 | 0.203 | − 0.379 | − 0.044 | − 0.225 | ||
| LIPa | 1.000 | − 0.382 | 0.197 | 0.327 | − 0.236 | − 0.351 | − 0.464* | |||
| UA | 1.000 | − 0.156 | − 0.262 | 0.595** | 0.695** | 0.753** | ||||
| TC | 1.000 | 0.959** | 0.048 | − 0.036 | − 0.285 | |||||
| LDL-C | 1.000 | − 0.123 | − 0.146 | − 0.436* | ||||||
| VLDL-C | 1.000 | 0.650** | 0.840** | |||||||
| TC/HDL | 1.000 | 0.845** | ||||||||
| log(TG/HDL) | 1.000 |
ESR erythrocyte sedimentation rate, CRP C-reactive protein, NLR neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, LIPa lipoprotein(a), UA uric acid, TC total cholesterol, LDL-C low density lipoprotein-cholesterol, VLDL-C very low density lipoprotein-cholesterol, TC/HDL total cholesterol-to-high density lipoprotein, log(TG/HDL) log (triglyceride-to-high density lipoprotein)
** Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed)
* Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (2-tailed)