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Table 2 Spearman correlation of circulating fetuin-A from all subjects with population characteristics

From: Fetuin-A levels are increased in the adipose tissue of diabetic obese humans but not in circulation

Markers

r

Age (years)

-0.019

BMI (kg/m2)

-0.058

PBF (%)

-0.070

Waist (cm)

0.036

Hip (cm)

-0.054

WBC10

0.080

SBP (mmHg)

-0.028

DBP (mmHg)

0.128

HR (beats/min)

0.096

VO2, Max (ml/kg/min)

-0.025

Cholesterol (mmol/l)

-0.011

HDL (mmol/l)

-0.131 *

LDL (mmol/l)

-0.012

TG (mmol/l)

0.126 *

FBG (mmol/l)

0.176 **

HbA1c (%)

0.151 *

Insulin (ng/ml)

0.042

C-pep (ng/ml)

0.079

hsCRP (μg/ml)

0.024

  1. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01
  2. Bold text: p-value <0.05