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. 2022 Aug 11;13:937201. doi: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.937201

Table 7.

Correlation of the serum proinflammatory cytokines, oxidative status, and antioxidant capacity with relevant parameters among adults in East Coast, Fujian, China.

Correlated parameter* Proinflammatory cytokine Oxidative stress TAC
IL-6 TNF-a MCP-1 TBARS
R p-value R p-value R p-value R p-value R p-value
Demographic/socioeconomic variables
Age 0.380 <0.01 0.455 <0.005 0.453 <0.005 0.376 <0.01 -0.376 <0.01
Sex 0.150 0.12 0.118 0.16 0.144 0.12 0.153 0.12 0.131 0.15
Lifestyle of sedentary leisure 0.101 0.180 0.124 0.150 0.122 0.150 0.144 0.130 0.095 0.200
Waist circumference 0.163 0.090 0.168 0.090 0.166 0.090 0.196 0.060 -0.151 0.120
Obesity 0.462 <0.005 0.453 <0.005 0.464 <0.005 0.240 0.040 -0.227 0.050
CVD 0.171 0.100 0.172 0.100 0.170 0.100 0.118 0.190 -0.179 0.080
CHD 0.137 0.130 0.133 0.130 0.122 0.150 0.109 0.170 -0.170 0.100
Hypertension 0.100 0.180 0.126 0.150 0.150 0.120 0.172 0.100 -0.150 0.120
Diabetes mellitus 0.376 <0.01 0.373 <0.01 0.374 <0.01 0.277 <0.04 -0.280 <0.04
Dyslipidemia in family 0.167 0.09 0.186 0.07 0.167 0.09 0.201 0.06 0.196 0.06
Lipid-related variables  
Total Cholesterol 0.577 <0.001 0.558 <0.001 0.481 <0.001 0.603 <0.001 -0.548 <0.001
LDL-C 0.373 <0.01 0.395 <0.01 0.451 <0.005 0.459 <0.005 -0.520 <0.001
HDL-C 0.188 0.090 0.189 0.060 0.225 0.050 0.242 0.060 -0.451 <0.005
Triglyceride (TG) 0.644 <0.001 0.355 <0.03 0.657 <0.001 0.560 <0.001 -0.444 <0.005
Non-HDL-C 0.540 <0.005 0.541 <0.005 0.523 <0.005 0.564 <0.001 -0.471 <0.005
TG/HDL 0.379 <0.01 0.265 <0.05 0.395 <0.01 0.403 <0.01 0.268 <0.05
Dyslipidemia 0.584 <0.001 0.579 <0.001 0.587 <0.001 0.565 <0.001 -0.475 <0.002

*Presented by Pearson correlation coefficient and p-value. IL‐6, interleukin‐6; MCP‐1, monocyte chemoattractant protein‐1; TNF‐α, tumor necrosis factor‐α. TBARS, thiobarbituric acid-reactant substances; TAC, total antioxidant capacity.