Research Article
Adherence to the Mediterranean Diet and Circulating Levels of Sirtuin 4 in Obese Patients: A Novel Association
Table 5
Correlations among circulating levels of Sirt4 with demographics, anthropometric measurements, metabolic profile, metabolic indices, and HS evaluation.
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Correlations among variables were performed using Spearman’s rho correlation coefficients. Circulating levels of Sirt4 were significantly associated with BMI, WC, metabolic profile, and the metabolic indices. After adjusting for BMI, the associations between circulating levels of Sirt4 and the study variables were not significant, except for WC, HDL cholesterol, VAI, and FLI. A value in bold type denotes a significant difference (). Sirt4: sirtuin 4; BMI: body mass index; WC: waist circumference; SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; HDL: high-density lipoprotein; LDL: low-density lipoprotein; ALT: alanine aminotransferase; AST: aspartate aminotransferase; γGT: gamma glutamyl transferase; HoMA-IR: homeostatic model assessment-insulin resistance; VAI: visceral adiposity index; HS: hepatic steatosis; FLI: fatty liver index. |