Journal of Diabetes Research

Research Article

Myeloid-Derived Suppressor Cells Show Different Frequencies in Diabetics and Subjects with Arterial Hypertension

Table 3

Correlation analysis of variables with the frequency of MDSCs^#.


		Freq. MDSCs CD15+ CD14-	Freq. MDSCs CD33+ HLA-DR-

Age	Correlation coefficient	-0.083	-0.117
	Significance (two-tailed)	0.607	0.456
		41	43

Time of diagnosis (years)	Correlation coefficient	-0.080	0.039
	Significance (two-tailed)	0.744	0.869
		19	20

BMI (kg/m²)	Correlation coefficient	0.180	0.054
	Significance (two-tailed)	0.259	0.731
		41	43

Waist-hip ratio	Correlation coefficient	-0.259	-0.139
	Significance (two-tailed)	0.107	0.378
		40	42

Fasting glucose	Correlation coefficient	-0.097	0.252
	Significance (two-tailed)	0.547	0.103
		41	43

HbA1c (%)	Correlation coefficient	-0.040	0.255
	Significance (two-tailed)	0.802	0.100
		41	43

Total cholesterol (mg/dl)	Correlation coefficient	-0.284	-0.083
	Significance (two-tailed)	0.071	0.597
		41	43

cHDL (mg/dl)	Correlation coefficient	0.104	-0.044
	Significance (two-tailed)	0.518	0.779
		41	43

cLDL (mg/dl)	Correlation coefficient	-0.364	-0.110
	Significance (two-tailed)	0.019	0.482
		41	43

Triglycerides (mg/dl)	Correlation coefficient	-0.068	-0.068
	Significance (two-tailed)	0.675	0.665
		41	43

Freq. MDSCs CD15+ CD14-	Correlation coefficient	1.000	0.511
	Significance (two-tailed)		0.001
		41	40

Freq. MDSCs CD33+ HLA-DR-	Correlation coefficient	0.511	1.000
	Significance (two-tailed)	0.001
		40	43

^#Correlations were calculated with Spearman’s rho. Differences in the sample size for each correlation may differ depending on the availability of the data for such patients or controls. ; .