Lipids in Health and Disease

Table 6 Correlations between estimated parameters in group B (n = 11)

From: Obesity indices and inflammatory markers in obese non-diabetic normo- and hypertensive patients: a comparative pilot study

Parameters	hs-CRP	IL-6	TNF-α
	(mg/l)	(pg/ml)	(pg/ml)
WC (cm)	-0.297	0.069	0.254
WC (cm)	NS	NS	NS
BMI (kg/m ² )	-0.014	0.046	0.292
BMI (kg/m ² )	NS	NS	NS
WHR	-0.429	0.329	0.126
WHR	NS	NS	NS
WHTR	0.393	0.600	-0.261
WHTR	NS	P = 0.05	NS
BAI	0.642	0.347	-0.265
BAI	p < 0.05	NS	NS
VAI	0.333	0.455	-0.167
	NS	NS	NS

Data are expressed as r – Spearman’s rank correlation with statistical significance p.

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