Table 6.
Correlation matrix showing the association of mRNA expression of ER stress and pro-inflammatory genes with anthropometric and clinical variables.
| Variables | Δ Ct PERK | Δ Ct ATF-4 | Δ Ct CHOP | Δ Ct IRE-1α | Δ Ct XBP-1s | Δ Ct GRP-78 | Δ Ct IL-6 | Δ Ct TNFα |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| r | r | r | r | r | r | r | r | |
| Height | 0.11 | 0.14 | 0.4 | 0.24 | 0.15 | 0.4 | 0.32 | 0.2 |
| Weight | 0.08 | 0.32 | 0.5* | 0.31 | 0.15 | 0.53* | 0.27 | 0.32 |
| BMI | 0.02 | 0.31 | 0.31 | 0.19 | 0.05 | 0.38 | 0.07 | 0.28 |
| Waist circumference | 0.02 | 0.49* | 0.64** | 0.38 | 0.26 | 0.66*** | 0.37 | 0.43 |
| BP systolic | 0.06 | 0.59** | 0.42 | 0.64** | 0.66** | 0.36 | 0.42 | 0.3 |
| BP diastolic | 0.02 | 0.44 | 0.23 | 0.61* | 0.58** | 0.14 | 0.28 | 0.21 |
| Fasting plasma glucose | -0.29 | 0.40*** | 0.41*** | 0.43*** | 0.46*** | 0.32** | 0.35*** | 0.15 |
| Postprandial plasma glucose | -0.23 | 0.44*** | 0.42*** | 0.40*** | 0.50*** | 0.37*** | 0.29* | 0.17 |
r, correlation coefficient.
*p ≤ 0.05; **p ≤ 0.01; ***p ≤ 0.001.