Research Article

Association of PPAR Alpha Intron 7 G/C, PPAR Gamma 2 Pro12Ala, and C161T Polymorphisms with Serum Fetuin-A Concentrations

Table 4

Correlation between serum fetuin-A and investigated parameters .

ParameterCorrelation coefficient

BMI0.1670.009
Diabetes status (no/yes)0.1330.038
HOMA-IR0.2050.001
Age−0.1090.188
Gender−0.1680.017
Postinfarction status (no/yes)0.277<0.001
PPARα GG/GC/CC0.1440.025
PPARα C allele0.1510.018
PPARα G allele0.0250.700

BMI: body mass index; HOMA-IR: Homeostasis Model Assessment-Insulin Resistance; Spearman correlation.