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Table 4 Correlation analysis of serum Metrnl levels with anthropometric and biochemical variables

From: Characterization of the serum levels of Meteorin-like in patients with inflammatory bowel disease and its association with inflammatory cytokines

 

Metrnl

Control

IBD

BMI (kg/m2)

−0.298*

− 0.391**

Age (year)

0.174

−0.146

SBP (mmHg)

−0.026

0.032

DBP (mmHg)

−0.110

−0.061

FBG (mg/dl)

0.023

0.222*

Insulin (uU/ml)

−0.184

0.085

HOMA-IR

−0.175

0.127

TG (mg/dl)

0.202

−0.004

TC (mg/dl)

0.082

−0.016

LDL-C (mg/dl)

0.026

−0.061

HDL-C (mg/dl)

0.085

−0.029

Adiponectin (ug/ml)

−0.012

−0.076

TNF-α (pg/mL)

0.137

−0.380**

IL-6 (pg/ml)

−0.027

−0.324**

  1. Abbreviations: UC ulcerative colitis, CD Crohn’s disease, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, FBG fasting blood glucose, HOMA-IR homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, TC total cholesterol, TG triglyceride
  2. *P < 0.05
  3. **P < 0.01
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