Table 3 Correlation of visfatin with anthropometric and biochemical variables
Parameter | Visfatin | |
|---|---|---|
r | P-value | |
Age (year) | − 0.190 | 0.063 |
Diabetes duration (year) | − 0.142 | 0.167 |
Body mass index (kg/cm2) | 0.058 | 0.570 |
Waist circumference (cm) | 0.226 | 0.029 |
Waist-to-hip ratio (WHR) | 0.221 | 0.032 |
Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/L) | 0.056 | 0.587 |
Fasting C-peptide (ng/mL) | − 0.036 | 0.732 |
Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 0.098 | 0.342 |
Triglyceride (mmol/L) | 0.222 | 0.030 |
High-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mmol/L) | 0.031 | 0.762 |
Low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (mmol/L) | − 0.149 | 0.148 |
Glycated hemoglobin A1c (%) | 0.044 | 0.673 |
Endogenous creatinine clearance rate, Ccr | 0.053 | 0.604 |
Serum total bilirubin (STB) | − 0.077 | 0.459 |
Direct bilirubin (SDB) | − 0.048 | 0.638 |
Serum indirect bilirubin (SIB) | − 0.052 | 0.611 |
Number of plaques | 0.275 | 0.009 |