Table 2.

Correlation between Granzyme B (GrB) mRNA expression in visceral adipose tissue (VAT) and features of local inflammation in obese subjects (n= 85).

	Correlation coefficient	p-value
UNC5B	0.09	0.55
IL8	0.35	0.031
IL6	0.34	0.038
TNF α	0.34	0.04
MIP1α	0.60	0.0001
MIP2	0.39	0.015
TIMP1	0.37	0.019
WISP-1	0.62	0.002
CASP3	0.39	0.015
CASP7	0.28	0.018
HIF1a	0.21	0.02

Bivariate correlation analyses (Spearman’s coefficient; GrB mRNA is considered as a continue variable)