A Pilot Study Providing Evidence for a Relationship between a Composite Lifestyle Score and Risk of Higher Carotid Intima-Media Thickness: Is There a Link to Oxidative Stress?

Table 4

Correlation coefficients and values for the associations between RBLS and plasma biomarkers of oxidative stress, inflammation, and other biochemical markers.

	Correlation coefficient	value
Oxidative stress biomarkers
TAC (mmol/L)	0.28	0.006
HPX (mmol/L)	−0.28	0.005
GGT (U/L)	−0.23	0.024
Uric acid (mmol/L)	−0.20	0.045
TAC/HPX	0.41	≤0.001
Inflammatory biomarkers
IL-1β (pmol/L)	−0.21	0.040
CRP (mg/L)	−0.25	0.012
TNF-α (pmol/L)	−0.06	NS
IL-6 (pmol/L)	−0.10	NS
Other biochemical markers
TC (mmol/L)	−0.34	≤0.001
LDL-C (mmol/L)	−0.32	0.001
HDL-C (mmol/L)	0.12	NS
TG (mmol/L)	−0.32	0.002
FPG (mmol/L)	−0.30	0.003
HbA1c (mmol/mol)	−0.23	0.025
TG/HDL	−0.27	0.008
TyG index	−0.40	≤0.001

RBLS: redox balance lifestyle score; TAC: total antioxidant capacity; HPX: hydroperoxide; GGT: γ-glutamyltransferase; IL-1β: interleukin-1β; CRP: C-reactive protein; TNF-α: tumour necrosis factor-α; TC: total cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG: triglyceride; FPG: fasting plasma glucose; HbA1c: glycated hemoglobin A. Comparisons were made using Pearson’s correlation unless otherwise stated; comparisons were made using Spearman’s correlation.