Table 6.

The correlation matrix of cytoadipokines mRNA expression in PAT.

Variables	CTRP1	SFRP-4	YKL-40	VEGF-C	VEGF-D	VEGFR-3	CTRP9
SFRP-4	0.586**
YKL-40	0.258	0.372*
VEGF-C	0.323	0.196	0.288
VEGF-D	0.496**	0.362	0.303	0.112
VEGFR-3	0.430*	0.499**	0.299	0.554**	0.215
CTRP9	0.132	− 0.152	− 0.225	− 0.141	0.256	− 0.142
Metrnl	0.133	0.334	− 0.217	0.229	− 0.137	0.085	0.262

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.