Lipids in Health and Disease

Table 5 Correlations between estimated parameters in group A (n = 54)

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)	0.211	-0.021	0.111
WC (cm)	NS	NS	NS
BMI (kg/m ² )	0.343	0.054	0.185
BMI (kg/m ² )	p = 0.011	NS	NS
WHR	-0.107	-0.075	-0.093
WHR	NS	NS	NS
WHTR	0.363	0.070	0.187
WHTR	p < 0.01	NS	NS
BAI	0.329	0.098	0.094
BAI	p < 0.05	NS	NS
VAI	0.188	0.281	0.229
	NS	p < 0.05	NS

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

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