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

Table 4 Coefficients of correlation between adipokines and parameters related to insulin resistance

	L:A ratio	Adiponectin	Leptin	Resistin	TNFα	IL-6
HOMA-IR	0.377*^†	-0.113	0.369*	0.093	0.204*	0.076
MetSyn criteria number	0.402*	-0.159*	0.388*	0.011	0.228*	-0.016
Waist circumference	0.431*	-0.094	0.488*	-0.037	0.239*	0.045
SBP	0.164*	-0.068	0.119	0.033	0.112	-0.001
Glucose	0.001	-0.124	-0.076	-0.116	0.082	-0.102
Triglycerides	0.241*	-0.102	0.264*	0.098	0.190*	-0.073
HDL cholesterol	-0.169*	0.261*	-0.011	-0.002	-0.189*	-0.025

HDL, high-density lipoprotein; HOMA-IR, homeostatic model assessment for insulin resistance; IL, interleukin; L:A ratio, leptin:adiponectin ratio; MetSyn, metabolic syndrome; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TNFα, tumor necrosis factor alpha. *P <0.05. ^†P <0.05 after adjustment for conventional cardiovascular risk factors including age, sex, smoking, systolic blood pressure, waist circumference, glucose, triglycerides, HDL cholesterol, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol.

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