Table 2.
Spearman’s correlation coefficients (ρ) in the total study population (N = 218).
| Neuroticism score | L/A ratio | |
|---|---|---|
| L/A ratio | 0.19** | – |
| Leptin | 0.19** | 0.94*** |
| Adiponectin | − 0.05 | − 0.30*** |
| CRPa | 0.11 | 0.40*** |
| IL-6a | 0.18* | 0.31*** |
| TNF-αa | − 0.05 | − 0.04 |
| BMIb | 0.12 | 0.55*** |
| WHRc | 0.15* | − 0.03 |
| SBPd | 0.06 | 0.27*** |
| DBPd | − 0.04 | 0.31*** |
BMI body mass index, WHR waist-hip ratio, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, L/A leptin/adiponectin.
*p < 0.05; **p < 0.01; ***p < 0.001.
Missing data for: aSixteen patients; bFour patients; cThirteen patients and two controls; dTwo patients.