Lipids in Health and Disease

Table 9 Correlations between estimated parameters in female groups (n = 40)

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)	0.265	0.094	0.269
WC (cm)	NS	NS	NS
BMI (kg/m ² )	0.305	0.075	0.251
BMI (kg/m ² )	P = 0.05	NS	NS
WHR	0.038	0.171	0.023
WHR	NS	NS	NS
WHTR	0.321	0.071	0.294
WHTR	p < 0.05	NS	NS
BAI	0.309	-0.009	0.211
BAI	P = 0.05	NS	NS
VAI	0.128	0.239	0.143
	NS	NS	NS

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

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