Table 3

Correlations between thyroid hormones, adipokines and plasma parameters

Parameter

Adiponectin

ASP

C3

%ASP/C3

Insulin

r/(P)

r/(P)

r/(P)

r/P

r/(P)

FT3

0.382(.002)

-.022(.831)

-0.278(.007)

0.222(.030)

0.389(.003)

FT4

0.464(.0001)

0.020(.851)

-0.225(.03)

0.147(.158)

0.395(.003)

TSH

-0.080(.538)

0.202(.04)

0.121(.252)

-0.022(.834)

-0.071(.497)

BMI

-0.220(.05)

-0.07(.445)

0.186(.05)

-0.181(.05)

-0.047(.653)

Glucose

0.230(.07)

-0.022(.836)

-0.242(.022)

0.273(.009)

0.250(.018)

Insulin

0.293(.02)

0.114(.273)

-0.184(.05)

0.175(.05)

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HOMA-IR

0.373(.003)

0.132(.224)

-0.184(.05)

0.174(.103)

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TChol

-0.270(.032)

0.105(.307)

0.330(.001)

-0.233(.022)

-0.253(.013)

TG

-0.319(.012)

0.108(.291)

0.162(.123)

-0.104(.320)

-0.061(.561)

HDL-C

-0.147(.249)

0.035(.731)

0.417(.00002)

-0.350(.00005)

-0.115(.265)

LDL-C

-0.195(.128)

0.099(.336)

0.291(.004)

-0.218(.034)

-0.287(.004)

NEFA

0.110(.397)

0.015(.885)

-0.251(.015)

0.225(.028)

0.029(.776)

Results are provided for correlations (with P values indicated) for the whole cohort of subjects where BMI = body mass index, TChol = total cholesterol, TG = plasma triglyceride, NEFA = non-esterified fatty acid. Correlations which are significant are underlined.

Yu et al. Nutrition & Metabolism 2006 3:13   doi:10.1186/1743-7075-3-13