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Table 2: Correlation of IL-1$\mathit{\alpha }$, IL-1ra, and IL-18 to anthropometrical measurements of obesity, patient characteristics, and different lab values. Indicated is the Pearson correlation coefficient (R2).

IL-1$\alpha$ IL-1ra IL-18 Body Weight 0.217${}^{\text{ns}}$ 0.366** 0.346** BMI 0.200${}^{\text{ns}}$ 0.287* 0.355** BMI-SDS 0.198${}^{\text{ns}}$ 0.284* 0.349** Waist circumference 0.221${}^{\text{ns}}$ 0.346** 0.366** Systolic blood pressure −0.110${}^{\text{ns}}$ −0.065${}^{\text{ns}}$ −0.302${}^{\text{ns}}$ Triglycerides 0.331** 0.242** 0.225${}^{\text{ns}}$ Total cholesterol 0.332** 0.166 0.055 LDL cholesterol 0.333** 0.120${}^{\text{ns}}$ 0.202${}^{\text{ns}}$ HDL cholesterol −0.152${}^{\text{ns}}$ −0.194${}^{\text{ns}}$ −0.239* CRP 0.298* 0.208${}^{\text{ns}}$ 0.277*

ns:not significant *:significant at 0.05 level **:significant at 0.01 level