Research Article

A-FABP Concentration Is More Strongly Associated with Cardiometabolic Risk Factors and the Occurrence of Metabolic Syndrome in Premenopausal Than in Postmenopausal Middle-Aged Women

Table 3

Pearson correlation coefficients between log A-FABP and measured parameters in pre- and postmenopausal women.

Log A-FABP PRELog A-FABP POST PRE versus POST

Age0.21* 0.080.37
BMI0.63#0.56#0.46
WC0.53#0.47#0.59
log glucose0.27*0.120.29
log insulin0.42#0.27*0.25
log HOMA-IR0.44#0.29!0.24
TC0.150.110.78
LDL-C0.20*−0.080.06
HDL-C−0.43#−0.34!0.48
TC/HDL-C0.57#0.190.003
log TG0.35#0.23!0.38
log TG/HDL-C0.45#0.29!0.21
log CRP0.45#0.36#0.47
log FSH−0.02−0.27*0.08
log E2−0.25*−0.070.21
SBP0.31!0.040.06
DBP0.25*0.020.011
log adiponectin−0.30!−0.28!0.88
log DHEAS0.09−0.180.54
log SHBG−0.32#−0.26*0.66
Number of MetS components0.54#0.29!0.04
log 10-year ASCVD risk0.39#0.180.12

; ; ; premenopausal women (PRE); postmenopausal women (POST). Comparison of correlation coefficients PRE versus POST ( ).