Table 4 Correlations between cortisol, aldosterone, NT-pro BNP and CRP on inflammatory and endothelial markers among studied groups
Cortisol | Aldosterone | NT-pro BNP | hs-CRP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
TNF-α | r = 0.964 P < 0.001 | r = 0.971 P < 0.001 | r = 0.89 P < 0.001 | r = 0.992 P < 0.001 |
IL-6 | r = 0.963 P < 0.001 | r = 0.985 P < 0.001 | r = 0.861 P < 0.001 | r = 0.982 P < 0.001 |
IL-23 | r = 0.83 P < 0.001 | r = 0.902 P < 0.001 | r = 0.707 P < 0.001 | r = 0.899 P < 0.001 |
hs-CRP | r = 0.947 P < 0.001 | 0.975 P < 0.001 | 0.881 P < 0.001 | – |
ICAM | r = 0.943 P < 0.001 | r = 0.95 P < 0.001 | r = 0.892 P < 0.001 | r = 0.979 P < 0.001 |
VCAM | r = 0.986 P < 0.001 | r = 0.985 P < 0.001 | r = 0.856 P < 0.001 | r = 0.961 P < 0.001 |
p-selectin | r = 0.986 P < 0.001 | r = 0.973 P < 0.001 | r = 0.874 P < 0.001 | r = 0.967 P < 0.001 |