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Table 4 Spearman correlations between biomarkers and potential cardiovascular risk factors.

From: Biomarkers of oxidant stress, insulin sensitivity and endothelial activation in rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional study of their association with accelerated atherosclerosis

 

cardiovascular risk factor

biomarker

age

BMI

LDL

IMT

SBP

smoking

controls:

      

8-IP

0.090

0.272

0.039

0.131

0.161

0.416**

selenium

0.299*

-0.305*

0.227

-0.031

-0.240

-0.281

CRP

0.059

0.427**

0.238

0.205

0.255

0.043

IL-6

0.091

0.421**

0.018

0.201

0.248

0.214

insulin

0.009

0.408**

0.148

0.125

-0.030

0.014

adiponectin

0.142

-0.256

0.015

0.065

0.132

0.281

VCAM

0.413**

0.062

0.327*

0.339*

0.191

0.232

E-selectin

0.212

0.111

0.434**

0.257

0.252

0.188

RA patients:

      

8-IP

0.321*

0.198

0.271

0.170

0.088

0.308*

selenium

0.160

0.100

0.189

0.073

0.191

0.117

CRP

0.221

0.160

0.019

0.184

0.215

0.257

IL-6

-0.185

-0.251

-0.234

-0.342*

-0.242

0.049

insulin

0.245

0.594**

0.119

0.254

0.369*

0.117

adiponectin

0.265

-0.331*

-0.049

0.067

0.127

-0.031

VCAM

0.102

0.297*

0.214

0.369*

0.188

0.019

E-selectin

0.015

0.389**

0.388**

0.198

0.135

0.372*

  1. Results are expressed as r values. * p < 0.05; ** p < 0.01.