Tissue Factor Expression in Obese Type 2 Diabetic Subjects and Its Regulation by Antidiabetic Agents

Table 2

Correlation between TF and metabolic parameters.

	TF activity	TF antigen	Adipose TF mRNA
	value	value	value
	23	23	16
BMI	0.558	0.801	0.1
Weight	0.602	0.760	0.059
Fasting glucose	0.007^**	0.244	0.677
Fasting insulin (pmol/L)	0.042^*	0.050	0.888
FFA (mmol/L)	0.001^**	0.0007^***	0.048^*
HbA1c (%)	0.483	0.758	0.172
TG (mg/dl)	0.746	0.251	0.604

, ^**, ^*** for TF (activity, antigen or adipose mRNA) versus indicated metabolic parameters.