Serum Levels of Interleukin-13 Increase in Subjects with Insulin Resistance but Do Not Correlate with Markers of Low-Grade Systemic Inflammation

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Correlation analysis between IL-13 serum levels and parameters of glucose metabolism in the study population. (a) Correlation analysis between IL-13 serum levels and blood glucose. (b) Correlation analysis between IL-13 serum levels and insulin. (c) Correlation analysis between IL-13 serum levels and HOMA-IR value. Serum levels of IL-13 were strongly associated with blood glucose and showed to be moderately related to insulin and HOMA-IR value. HOMA-IR, homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance. Coefficients (r) and values were calculated by Pearson’s correlation model. The correlation level was considered significant when .

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