Natural Killer Response and Lipo-Metabolic Profile in Adults with Low HDL-Cholesterol and Mild Hypercholesterolemia: Beneficial Effects of Artichoke Leaf Extract Supplementation

Table 4

Partial correlation between HDL-C and the variables under study before treatment.

Variables	r(x,y∣z)	95CI	p-value
MCP-1	-0.57	-0.82,0.14	0.01
ApoB/ApoA ratio	-0.69	-0.88,-0.33	0.001
HOMA-IR	-0.17	-0.59,0.31	0.49
LAP	-0.50	-0.78,-0.04	0.03
NK low stimulus	0.10	-0.38,0.54	0.69
NK medium stimulus	0.04	-0.44,0.49	0.89
NK high stimulus	0.20	-0.29,0.61	0.42
BMI	-0.40	-0.73,0.08	0.10
TG	-0.45	-0.76,0.02	0.06
Insulin	-0.19	-0.61,0.29	0.43
Glucose	-0.19	-0.60,0.31	0.46
WC	-0.34	-0.70,0.14	0.16

In bold significant results (P<0.05).