Associations of retinol-binding protein 4 with oxidative stress, inflammatory markers, and metabolic syndrome in a middle-aged and elderly Chinese population

Table 2 Multivariable-adjusted Spearman correlation coefficients of RBP4 and metabolic risk factors ¹

	Spearman correlation coefficient	P
BMI	0.108	0.004
Systolic blood pressure	0.034	0.235
Diastolic blood pressure	0.042	0.189
Fasting glucose	0.095	0.018
Insulin	0.046	0.054
HOMA-IR	0.052	0.048
Adiponectin	0.030	0.151
A-FABP	0.104	<0.001
Total cholesterol	0.139	<0.001
Triglycerides	0.272	<0.001
HDL cholesterol	−0.072	0.004
LDL cholesterol	0.144	<0.001
8-iso PGF2α	0.236	<0.001
13-HODE	0.204	<0.001
hsCRP	0.118	0.011
IL6	0.236	<0.001
MCP1	0.145	0.005
TNFα	0.187	<0.001

¹Spearman correlation coefficients were adjusted by age, sex and BMI. A-FABP, adipocyte fatty acid-binding protein; 13-HODE, 8-iso PGF2α, 8-iso-prostaglandin F2α; 13-(S)-hydroxyoctadecadienoic acid (13-HODE); hsCRP, high sensitivity C-reactive protein; RBP-4, retinol-binding protein 4.

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