Table 4.

Correlation of prolactin serum level with metabolic variables in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Biochemical and anthropometric variables	Patients with T2DM
	r	P
BMI (kg/m2)	0.56	0.0001*
TC (mg/dL)	0.65	0.0001*
TG (mg/dL)	0.82	0.00001*
HDL (mg/dL)	-0.54	0.0001*
LDL (mg/dL)	0.66	0.0001*
VLDL (mg/dL)	0.86	0.0001*
AI	0.77	0.0001*
FBG (mg/dL)	0.84	0.0001*
HbA1c	0.81	0.0001*
Insulin (mIU/L)	0.99	0.000001*
HOMA-IR	0.98	0.000001*
CRP (mg/L)	0.99	0.000001*

*P<0.01. BMI: Body mass index, TC: Total cholesterol, TG: Triglyceride, LDL: Low-density lipoprotein, HDL: High-density lipoprotein, VLDL: Very low-density lipoprotein, AI: Atherogenic index FBG: Fasting blood glucose, HbA1c: Glycated hemoglobin, HOMA-IR: Homeostatic model assessment-insulin, CRP: C - reactive protein, r: Pearson correlation, P: Significant value