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Table 4 Associations between acute phase reactants and indicators of obesity and insulin resistance

From: Preliminary evidence for obesity-associated insulin resistance in adolescents without elevations of inflammatory cytokines

CRP

Correlation Coefficient

p-value

Fibrinogen

Correlation Coefficient

p-value

BMI

0.748

0.000**

BMI

0.490

0.000**

Waist Circumference

0.785

0.000**

Waist Circumference

0.532

0.000**

Waist:Height

0.774

0.000**

Waist:Height

0.550

0.000**

HOMA-IR

0.520

0.000**

HOMA-IR

0.475

0.001**

  1. **denotes a p-value of ≤0.010.
  2. Body mass index (BMI); homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR).