Table 5.

The correlation matrix of cytoadipokines mRNA expression in EAT.

Variables	CTRP1	SFRP-4	YKL-40	VEGF-C	VEGF-D	VEGFR-3	CTRP9
SFRP-4	0.651**
YKL-40	0.751**	0.706**
VEGF-C	0.564**	0.440**	0.561**
VEGF-D	0.573**	0.446**	0.517**	0.821**
VEGFR-3	0.741**	0.752**	0.584**	0.369*	0.526**
CTRP9	0.331	0.091	0.331	0.457**	0.391*	0.204
Metrnl	0.435*	0.291	0.287	0.314	0.149	0.452**	0.519**

CTRP, complement-Clq TNF-related protein; SFRP4, secreted frizzled-related protein 4; YKL-40, Chitinase-3-like protein 1; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor; VEGFR-3, vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 3; Metrnl, Meteorin-like.

*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01.