Research Article

Circulating Monocyte and Lymphocyte Populations in Healthy First-Degree Relatives of Type 2 Diabetic Patients at Fasting and during Short-Term Hyperinsulinemia

Table 2

Correlations between clinical parameters and circulating immune cells at baseline in all subjects.

Clinical parameterImmune population valueCorrel. coef.

FMCD45/3/4+0.0160.399
CD4/CD8 ratio0.0200.387

InsulinClassical monocytes0.0260.376
CD4/CD8 ratio0.0480.387

HOMA-IRClassical monocytes0.0290.369
CD4/CD8 ratio0.0350.348

MFFMCD45/14/163+0.0450.341

IL-4CD45/3/4+0.014-0.422
CD4/CD8 ratio0.010-0.451
Intermediate monocytes0.0200.418

Data are presented as Pearson’s correlation coefficient and value. FM: fat mass; HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; MFFM: glucose disposal related to fat-free mas; IL-4: interleukin 4.