Plasma Antimicrobial Peptide LL-37 Level Is Inversely Associated with HDL Cholesterol Level in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Table 2

Correlation of plasma LL-37 level with clinical covariates.

	𝑟	𝑃 value
Age	−0.161	n.s.
BMI	0.128	n.s.
Disease duration	−0.165	n.s.
Plasma creatinine	0.070	n.s.
eGFR	−0.098	n.s.
Uric acid	0.082	n.s.
Total cholesterol	0.073	n.s.
HDL cholesterol	−0.450	<0.01
LDL cholesterol	0.132	n.s.
Triglyceride	0.445	<0.01
FPG	0.027	n.s.
HbA1c	0.085	n.s.
hs-CRP	0.316	<0.01
WBC	0.162	n.s.
25(OH)D	−0.164	n.s.
VDBP	0.092	n.s.

eGFR: estimated glomerular filtration rate, FPG: fasting plasma glucose, hs-CRP: high sensitive C reactive protein, WBC: white blood cell count, 25(OH)D: 25-hydroxyvitamin D, and VDBP: vitamin D binding protein. n.s.: not significant.