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 | |||||||
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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.