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Table 2 Pearson correlation coefficients between irisin and metabolic parameters

From: Circulating levels of irisin in middle-aged first-degree relatives of type 2 diabetes mellitus — correlation with pancreatic β-cell function

 

r

P value

Age (years)

-0.073

0.434

Waist (cm)

0.064

0.491

Hip (cm)

0.165

0.071

WHR

-0.043

0.64

BMI (kg/m2)

0.08

0.383

Systolic BP (mmHg)

0.016

0.864

Diastolic BP (mmHg)

-0.079

0.389

TC (mM)

0.088

0.338

TG (mM)

0.144

0.115

HDL-C (mM)

0.075

0.409

LDL-C (mM)

0.071

0.439

FFA (mM)

0.06

0.52

FPG (mM)

0.165

0.069

2h PG (mM)

0.077

0.399

HbA1C (%)

0.202

0.026

Insulin (mU)

0.166

0.069

HOMA-β

0.161

0.079

HOMA-IR

0.178

0.052

ALT (IU/L)

0.001

0.991

AST (IU/L)

-0.063

0.489

Urea (mM)

-0.127

0.165

Creatinine (μM)

-0.126

0.166

Uric acid (μM)

0.047

0.609

eGFR (ml/min/1.73 m2)

0.239

0.01

Muscle mass (kg)

0.019

0.841

Fat mass (kg)

0.018

0.85

Percentage of body fat (%)

0.01

0.914

  1. WHR: waist-to-hip ratio; BMI: body mass index; BP: blood pressure; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triglycerides; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; FFA: free fatty acids; FPG: fasting plasma glucose; 2h PG: 2h plasma glucose; HbA1C: haemoglobin A1C; HOMA-β: homeostasis model assessment-β; HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; ALT: alanine transaminase; AST: aspartate transaminase; eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate. P values < 0.05 were shown in bold.