Evaluation of the relationship between circulating omentin-1 concentrations and components of the metabolic syndrome in adults without type 2 diabetes or cardiovascular disease

Table 2 Bivariate correlations of plasma omentin-1 concentrations and clinical/metabolic variables in the study population (n = 93)

	Omentin-1 (ng/mL)
Variable	Correlation coefficient (r)	*P value*
Age (years)	0.143	0.17
Weight (kg)	-0.067	0.52
BMI (kg/m²)	-0.081	0.44
Systolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	0.198	0.06
Diastolic blood pressure (mm Hg)	0.109	0.30
Waist circumference (cm)	-0.139	0.18
Fasting plasma glucose (mg/dL)	0.030	0.78
Total cholesterol (mg/dL)	0.068	0.52
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	0.087	0.41
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	0.260	0.01
Triglycerides (mg/dL)	-0.195	0.06
White blood cell count (x 10⁹/L)	-0.063	0.55

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