Research Article
Gender Differences in Fat Distribution and Inflammatory Markers among Arabs
Table 3
Correlation between metabolic markers, and serum adipokines and inflammatory markers in men and women.
| Metabolic marker | Adiponectin g/mL | CRP pg/mL | RANTES pg/mL | MCP-1 pg/mL | Leptin ng/mL | IL-6 pg/mL |
| Men | | | | | | | Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | 0.03 | 0.25 | −0.05 | 0.14 | 0.21 | 0.08 | Triglycerides (mmol/L) | 0.04 | 0.07 | −0.21 | 0.46
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| 0.35 | 0.00 | HDL (mmol/L) | 0.23 | 0.04 | −0.06 | −0.08 | −0.09 | −0.01 | LDL (mmol/L) | −0.04 | 0.29 | −0.09 | 0.15 | 0.17 | 0.13 | Waist circumference (cm) | −0.07 | 0.64
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| −0.06 | 0.25 | 0.86
**
| 0.76** | Systolic BP (mm Hg) | 0.00 | 0.63
**
| −0.21 | 0.10 | 0.47
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| 0.61
**
| Diastolic BP (mm Hg) | 0.05 | 0.39 | −0.21 | 0.22 | 0.34 | 0.48* | Insulin (IU/mL) | 0.05 | 0.46 | 0.12 | −0.19 | 0.65
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| 0.35 | Fasting glucose (mmol) | −0.09 | 0.34 | 0.18 | 0.25 | 0.45 | 0.31 | HOMA-IR | 0.08 | 0.41 | 0.11 | −0.18 | 0.65
**
| 0.35 | VO2 Max (mL/kg/min) | 0.22 | −0.43* | −0.14 | −0.03 | −0.40 | −0.51* | Women | | | | | | | Total cholesterol (mmol/L) | −0.01 | 0.15 | 0.20 | 0.15 | 0.21 | 0.25 | Triglyceride (mmol/L) | −0.45* | 0.27 | 0.22 | −0.21 | 0.33 | 0.26 | HDL (mmol/L) | 0.28 | −0.06 | 0.01 | 0.11 | −0.01 | −0.25 | LDL (mmol/L) | −0.07 | 0.19 | 0.31 | 0.10 | 0.25 | 0.41
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| Waist circumference (cm) | −0.10 | 0.01 | 0.14 | 0.25 | 0.07 | 0.53** | Systolic BP (mm Hg) | 0.32 | 0.14 | 0.24 | 0.21 | 0.08 | 0.17 | Diastolic BP (mm Hg) | −0.04 | 0.13 | 0.19 | 0.55
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| 0.11 | 0.46* | Insulin (IU/mL) | −0.39* | 0.27 | 0.28 | −0.44 | 0.50 | 0.23 | Fasting glucose (mmol) | −0.32 | 0.25 | 0.39
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| −0.18 | 0.14 | 0.22 | HOMA-IR | −0.38 | 0.27 | 0.32 | −0.39 | 0.47 | 0.27 | VO2 Max (mL/kg/min) | 0.17 | −0.54** | 0.03 | −0.38 | −0.34 | −0.11 |
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Data reported as Spearman correlation coefficients. Bold font indicates gender-specific correlations. ; . CRP: C-reactive protein; RANTES: regulated on activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted; MCP-1: monocyte chemotactic protein-1; IL-6: interleukin-6; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; BP: blood pressure; HOMA-IR: homeostasis model of assessment-insulin resistance; VO2 Max: maximal oxygen uptake.
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