Research Article

PBMCs to Stress-Associated miR-18a-5p and miR-22-3p Ratios as New Indicators of Metabolic Syndrome

Table 6

Spearman correlation among the miRNAs and components of MetS.

Total subjectsMetS groupControl group
miR-18a-5pmiR-22-3pmiR-18a-5pmiR-22-3pmiR-18a-5pmiR-22-3p

WC-0.518-0.381-0.147-0.0970.191-0.099
HC-0.512-0.261-0.456-0.0680.3290.161
WH-0.526-0.449-0.196-0.2150.007-0.258
BMI-0.514-0.279-0.2060.080.3440.129
SBP-0.502-0.3050.1050.28-0.067-0.133
DBP-0.462-0.365-0.004-0.0180.232-0.047
FPG-0.411-0.283-0.087-0.020.065-0.099
TG-0.437-0.327-0.050.0390.288-0.051
HDLC0.5930.3770.2710.3050.3360.061
SUA-0.612-0.429-0.265-0.021-0.429-0.257

Legend: , . Abbreviations: WC: waist circumference; HC: hip circumference; WH: rate of waist circumference to hip circumference; BMI: body mass index; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; FPG: fast plasma glucose; TG: triglyceride; HDLC: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.