Research Article

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

Table 7

Correlation between serum fetuin-A and investigated parameters .

ParameterCorrelation coefficient

BMI0.426<0.001
Diabetes status (no/yes)0.1020.064
HOMA-IR0.1290.027
Gender−0.1780.008
Postinfarction status (no/yes)0.0980.078
PPARγ Pro/Pro, Pro/Ala, and Ala/Ala0.0500.365
PPARγ Pro allele0.1300.018
PPARγ Ala allele0.0520.349

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