Age- and sex-specific differences in the association of serum osteocalcin and cardiometabolic risk factors in type 2 diabetes

Table 2 Correlation of serum osteocalcin levels with other variables according to sex and age group

	Women, ≤ 50		Women, > 50		Men, ≤ 50		Men, > 50
	r	P	r	P	r	P	r	P
Age, years	0.033	0.7	0.014	0.787	− 0.133	0.001	− 0.085	0.081
BMI, kg/m²	0.021	0.812	− 0.103	0.051	− 0.006	0.88	− 0.151	0.002
CRP, mg/L	− 0.01	0.931	− 0.117	0.097	− 0.055	0.312	− 0.032	0.621
HbA1C	− 0.358	< 0.001	− 0.184	0.001	− 0.193	< 0.001	− 0.107	0.03
FBG, mmol/L	− 0.327	< 0.001	− 0.208	< 0.001	− 0.247	< 0.001	− 0.047	0.344
Insulin, μU/mL	0.074	0.525	0.212	0.006	0.131	0.024	0.091	0.21
HOMA-IR	− 0.15	0.195	0.14	0.073	0.073	0.213	0.034	0.642
UA, μmol/L	0.071	0.42	0.03	0.576	− 0.05	0.245	0.037	0.451
eGFR, ml/min/1.73²	− 0.172	0.051	− 0.157	0.003	0.003	0.954	− 0.120	0.016
TC, mmol/L	0.017	0.85	− 0.014	0.795	− 0.041	0.331	0.059	0.238
TG, mmol/L	− 0.048	0.585	− 0.091	0.086	− 0.191	< 0.001	− 0.023	0.638
HDL-C, mmol/L	0.027	0.755	0.079	0.134	0.104	0.014	− 0.02	0.687
LDL-C, mmol/L	0.098	0.263	0.022	0.682	0.133	0.002	0.093	0.061
SBP, mmHg	− 0.049	0.564	0.113	0.031	0.022	0.61	− 0.038	0.438
DBP, mmHg	0.027	0.752	0.07	0.182	0.022	0.601	0.019	0.696

BMI body mass index, CRP C-reactive protein, DBP diastolic blood pressure, eGFR estimated glomerular filtration rate, FBG fasting plasma glucose, HbA1c glycosylated hemoglobin, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HOMA-IR homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, SBP systolic blood pressure, TC total cholesterol, TG triglyceride, UA uric acid

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