Association of Adipokines with Insulin Resistance, Microvascular Dysfunction, and Endothelial Dysfunction in Healthy Young Adults

Table 3

Correlations ( values) between inflammation measures and insulin sensitivity, microvascular structure and function, and endothelial function.

	QUICKI	Baseline capillary density	Maximal capillary density	ACR	FBF % increase
CRP	−0.28 (0.001)	−0.12 (0.048)	−0.13 (0.038)	−0.02 (0.802)	−0.07 (0.256)
IL-6	−0.11 (0.051)	0.14 (0.027)	0.16 (0.010)	0.05 (0.471)	−0.26 (0.001)
TNF	−0.02 (0.752)	−0.17 (0.008)	−0.20 (0.002)	−0.05 (0.400)	0.07 (0.285)
PAI-1	−0.29 (0.001)	−0.09 (0.175)	−0.15 (0.014)	0.01 (0.932)	−0.03 (0.645)
Adiponectin	0.43 (0.001)	0.10 (0.125)	0.00 (0.967)	−0.02 (0.718)	0.07 (0.280)

These measures were log transformed because of skewness.