Table 2 Correlation of chemerin levels to anthropometric and metabolic characteristics of patients with carotid stenosis, significant differences are in bold
From: Increased circulating chemerin in patients with advanced carotid stenosis
| parameter | r | p |
|---|---|---|
| age | 0.121 | 0.111 |
| BMI | 0.097 | 0.208 |
| HbA1c | 0.035 | 0.726 |
| fasting glucose | −0.024 | 0.780 |
| total cholesterol | −0.037 | 0.657 |
| LDL cholesterol | −0.064 | 0.440 |
| HDL cholesterol | −0.046 | 0.580 |
| triglycerides | 0.200 | 0.014 |
| leukocyte blood count | 0.309 | < 0.001 |
| CRP | 0.304 | < 0.001 |
| TNF-α | 0.360 | 0.004 |