Research Article

Circulating CTRP1 Levels in Type 2 Diabetes and Their Association with FGF21

Table 6

Kendall’s tau-b correlation between circulating levels of CTRP1, adiponectin, and FGF21.

AdiponectinFGF21

Correlation coefficient0.328
value0.0080.000

Ln transformed. Medications included are SU, glinide, AGI, DPP-IV inhibitor, insulin, ACE inhibitor, ARB, CCB, thiazide, β-blocker, statin, fenofibrate, cilostazol, and thioctic acid.