Table 3.

Correlation analysis of baseline Metrnl serum levels with anthropometric and biochemical parameters in LCD (A) and bariatric surgery patients (B). BMI, body mass index; CRP, C-reactive protein; HbA_1c, glycohemoglobin; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; Metrnl, Meteorin-like protein.

(A) Low Calorie Diet (n = 80)	V3		V6		V12
Correlated Parameters	rho	p	rho	p	rho	p
Body fat (%)	−0.191	0.096	−0.005	0.968	−0.170	0.141
BMI	−0.109	0.340	+0.090	0.427	−0.227	0.043
Glucose					−0.145	0.207
HbA1c	+0.006	0.957	−0.218	0.055	−0.149	0.191
Total cholesterol					−0.106	0.351
LDL cholesterol					−0.056	0.623
HDL cholesterol					+0.002	0.987
Triglycerides					−0.142	0.214
CRP	−0.056	0.624	+0.002	0.983	−0.062	0.585
(B) Bariatric Surgery (n = 82)	V3		V6		V12
Correlated Parameters	rho	p	rho	p	rho	p
Body fat (%)	−0.096	0.416	−0.070	0.557	−0.161	0.171
BMI	−0.009	0.936	−0.045	0.691	−0.074	0.509
Glucose					+0.232	0.040
HbA1c	−0.004	0.972	−0.010	0.929	+0.107	0.343
Total cholesterol					−0.008	0.945
LDL cholesterol					+0.031	0.782
HDL cholesterol					+0.046	0.687
Triglycerides					+0.096	0.395
CRP	−0.006	0.960	+0.190	0.089	+0.254	0.023