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Table 3 Correlations between change in Zung SDS and percentage change based on different variables after body weight reduction

From: Brain-derived neurotrophic factor, but not body weight, correlated with a reduction in depression scale scores in men with metabolic syndrome: a prospective weight-reduction study

 

r

P

Body weight (%)

0.14

0.414

Waist circumference (%)

0.15

0.382

Systolic BP (%)

0.19

0.261

Diastolic BP (%)

0.19

0.279

Fasting glucose (%)

-0.11

0.540

Fasting insulin (%)

0.09

0.599

HOMA IR (%)

0.04

0.810

Total cholesterol (%)

-0.26

0.128

Triglyceride (%)

0.06

0.736

HDL cholesterol (%)

-0.19

0.267

LDL cholesterol (%)

0.19

0.270

Serum creatinine (%)

-0.20

0.232

AST (%)

0.02

0.907

ALT (%)

0.08

0.641

CRP (%)

-0.09

0.621

  1. ALT = alanine aminotransferase, AST = aspartate aminotransferase, BDNF = brain-derived neurotrophic factor, BP = blood pressure, CRP = C-reactive protein, HDL = high-density lipoprotein, HOMA-IR = homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance, LDL = low-density lipoprotein, Zung SDS = Zung Self-Rating Depression Scale.