Macrophage Migration Inhibitory Factor and Malondialdehyde as Potential Predictors of Vascular Risk Complications in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: Cross-Sectional Case Control Study in Saudi Arabia
Table 3
Pearson’s correlation between potential predictors of diabetic complications and basic laboratory investigations.
Parameters
MIF (ng/mL)
MDA (mol/L)
LDL-C/HDL-C
TG/HDL-C
FBG (mg/dL)
0.26
0.02
0.69
<0.001
0.26
0.02
0.38
0.001
HbA1c (%)
0.35
0.001
0.81
<0.001
0.37
0.001
0.54
<0.001
TC (mg/dL)
0.4
<0.001
0.72
<0.001
0.32
0.004
0.55
<0.001
TG (mg/dL)
0.16
0.17
0.35
0.002
0.197
0.08
0.88
<0.001
HDL-C (mg/dL)
−0.32
0.004
−0.4
<0.001
−0.57
<0.001
−0.64
<0.001
LDL-C (mg/dL)
0.51
<0.001
0.65
<0.001
0.64
<0.001
0.51
<0.001
TG/HDL-C
0.29
<0.01
0.33
0.003
0.58
<0.001
—
—
LDL-C/HDL-C
0.29
0.01
0.3
0.007
—
—
0.58
<0.001
MDA (mol/L)
0.4
<0.001
—
—
0.3
0.007
0.33
0.003
MIF (ng/mL)
—
—
0.4
<0.001
0.29
0.01
0.29
<0.01
value: ≥0.7 = strong linear relationship, ≥0.5 = moderate linear relationship, and ≥0.3 = weak linear relationship. Negative value = downhill relationship, positive value = uphill relationship.
