Table 2.

Correlation between symptom profiles, serum lipid levels and inflammatory markers

	PANSS positive	PANSS negative	CDSS	TC	LDL	TG	CRP	OPG	sTNFR1
TC (n = 652)	0.05	0.07	0.11**	1
LDL (n = 652)	0.08	0.10**	0.11**	0.92**	1
TG (n = 652)	0.07	0.15**	0.04	0.37**	0.32**	1
CRP (n = 446)	0.01	0.07	0.06	0.23**	0.26**	0.26**	1
OPG (n = 446)	0.00	− 0.05	− 0.04	0.19**	0.13**	0.01	0.06	1
sTNFR1 (n = 441)	0.002	0.02	− 0.004	− 0.02	0.03	0.10*	0.14**	0.11*	1
IL-1RA (n = 446)	− 0.01	− 0.04	0.04	− 0.02	− 0.02	− 0.02	− 0.02	0.10*	0.01

Bivariate associations were investigated using Pearson’s r correlation coefficient

*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01

TC total cholesterol, LDL low-density lipoprotein, TG triglyceride, CRP C-reactive protein, sTNF-R1 soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor 1, OPG osteoprotegerin, IL-1Ra interleukin 1 receptor antagonist