Table 5.

Correlation of selected cytokines with cholesterol subfractions in male and female subgroups of healthy controls after controlling for age and BMI (*p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, and ***p < 0.001)

Controls		IL-1β	IL-2	IL-4	IL-5	IL-6	IL-7	IL-8	IL-10	IL-12	IL-13	IL-17	G-CSF	GM-CSF	IFN-γ	TNF-α
VLDL (mg/dl)	M	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
	F	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	−0.710 *	NS	NS
IDL-A (mg/dl)	M	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
	F	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	−0.800 *	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	− 0.790 *	NS	NS	NS
IDL-B (mg/dl)	M	−0.928 **	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
	F	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
IDL-C (mg/dl)	M	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
	F	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	−0.791 *	NS	NS
LDL1 (mg/dl)	M	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	0.857 *	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
	F	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	−0.717 *	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
LDL2 (mg/dl)	M	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
	F	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
LDL1–2 (mg/dl)	M	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
	F	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	−0.719 *	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
LDL3–7 (mg/dl)	M	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
	F	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
L-HDL (mg/dl)	M	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	0.823 *	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
	F	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	−0.948***	NS	NS
I-HDL (mg/dl)	M	NS	NS	−0.872 *	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	−0.875 *	− 0.821 *
	F	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
S-HDL (mg/dl)	M	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
	F	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
Total HDL (mg/dl)	M	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	−0.758 *	NS	NS
	F	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	−0.711 *	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	−0.787 *	−0.940***	NS	NS
Total cholesterol (mg/dl)	M	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS
	F	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	−0.756 *	−0.844 **	NS	NS