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Table 3 Correlations between cortisol, aldosterone, NT-proBNP and hs-CRP and metabolic risk factors among studied groups

From: Association of cardiac NT pro-β-type natriuretic peptide with metabolic and endothelial risk factors in young obese hypertensive patients: a perspective on the hypothalamic pituitary adrenal axis activation

 

Cortisol

Aldosterone

NT-proBNP

hs-CRP

Systolic BP

r = 0.926

P < 0.001

r = 0.925

P < 0.001

r = 0.889

P < 0.001

r = 0.948

P < 0.001

Diastolic BP

r = 0.769

P < 0.001

r = 0.74

P < 0.001

r = 0.805

P < 0.001

r = 0.774

P < 0.001

Glucose (mg/dl)

r = 0.891

P < 0.001

r = 0.885

P < 0.001

r = 0.89

P < 0.001

r = 0.916

P < 0.001

Insulin (µIU/ml)

r = 0.963

P < 0.001

r = 0.974

P < 0.001

r = 0.856

P < 0.001

r = 0.957

P < 0.001

TG (mg/dl)

NS

NS

r = 0.414

P < 0.05

r = 0.301

P < 0.05

TC (mg/dl)

r = 0.216

P < 0.05

NS

r = 0.431

P < 0.05

r = 0.298

P < 0.05

LDL-C (mg/dl)

NS

NS

r = 0.438

P < 0.05

r = 0.302

<0.05

HDL-C (mg/dl)

NS

NS

NS

NS

  1. Values are Pearson’s correlations using SPSS program