Adipokines, inflammation, insulin resistance, and carotid atherosclerosis in patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Table 3 Coefficients of correlation between adipokines and parameters of inflammation

	L:A ratio	Adiponectin	Leptin	Resistin	TNFα	IL-6
ESR	-0.074	0.162*	-0.005	0.322*^†	0.181*	0.450*^†
C-reactive protein	-0.041	0.137	0.026	0.209*	0.087	0.468*^†
DAS28 ESR	0.021	0.068	0.054	0.095	0.074	0.448*
Disease duration	-0.033	0.094	-0.008	0.176*	0.101	0.134

DAS28, Disease Activity Score in 28 joints; ESR, erythrocyte sedimentation rate; IL, interleukin; L:A ratio, leptin:adiponectin ratio; TNFα, tumor necrosis factor alpha.*P <0.05. ^†P <0.05 after adjustment for adiposity including waist circumference and body mass index.

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