Table 2.
Pearson correlation coefficients between serum levels cardiovascular risk factors and cardiovascular risk scores in the entire sample and in MetS patients without type 2 diabetes (-T2D).
| Log ucOC Total sample | Log ucOC MetS -T2D | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| r | p | r | p | |
| WC | −0.163 | 0.014 | −0.169 | 0.026 |
| HDL cholesterol | 0.281 | <0.001 | 0.295 | <0.001 |
| FPG | −0.186 | 0.005 | −0.060 | 0.426 |
| Total cholesterol | 0.143 | 0.032 | 0.092 | 0.226 |
| HbA1c | −0.153 | 0.040 | 0.035 | 0.676 |
| CV-ZS | −0.225 | 0.001 | −0.189 | 0.012 |
| Framingham | −0.308 | <0.001 | −0.191 | 0.022 |
| REGICOR | −0.192 | 0.004 | −0.199 | 0.008 |
ucOC: undercarboxylated osteocalcin; WC: waist circumference; FPG: fasting plasma glucose; CV-ZS: cardiovascular risk score. Significance was set at p < 0.05.