Plasma Periostin Levels Are Increased in Chinese Subjects with Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes and Are Positively Correlated with Glucose and Lipid Parameters

Table 2

Pearson correlation coefficient () and partial correlation of variables associated with plasma periostin.

	Plasma periostin		Plasma periostin (age- and sex-adjusted)		Plasma periostin (age-, sex-, and BMI-adjusted)
Age	−0.095	0.231	—	—	—	—
BMI	0.383	<0.001	0.383	<0.001	—	—
WC	0.303	<0.001	0.323	<0.001	0.073	0.363
FPG	0.310	<0.001	0.315	<0.001	0.293	<0.001
2 h PG	0.264	0.001	0.275	<0.001	0.266	0.001
HbA1c	0.204	0.01	0.199	0.012	0.120	0.132
TG	0.585	<0.001	0.594	<0.001	0.529	<0.001
LDL-C	0.089	0.264	0.120	0.132	0.085	0.288
HDL-C	−0.400	<0.001	−0.388	<0.001	−0.293	<0.001
TC	0.156	0.048	0.194	0.014	0.183	0.022
FINS	0.494	<0.001	0.483	<0.001	0.392	<0.001
HOMA-IR	0.528	<0.001	0.518	<0.001	0.434	<0.001
TNF-α	0.465	<0.001	0.458	<0.001	0.398	<0.001
IL-6	0.239	0.002	0.224	0.004	0.184	0.021

BMI, body mass index; WC, waist circumference; FPG, fasting plasma glucose; 2 h PG, 2 h postchallenge plasma glucose; HbA1c, glycated hemoglobin; TG, triglyceride; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TC, total cholesterol; FINS, fasting serum insulin; HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor α; IL-6, interleukin-6.