Lipids in Health and Disease

Table 10 Correlations between estimated parameters in male groups (n = 25)

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)	0.362	0.023	-0.074
WC (cm)	NS	NS	NS
BMI (kg/m ² )	0.367	-0.061	0.014
BMI (kg/m ² )	NS	NS	NS
WHR	0.262	0.062	-0.408
WHR	NS	NS	p < 0.05
WHTR	0.458	0.066	-0.191
WHTR	p < 0.05	NS	NS
BAI	0.440	0.071	-0.135
BAI	p < 0.05	NS	NS
VAI	0.443	0.472	0.142
	p < 0.05	p < 0.05	NS

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

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