High glucose induces human endothelial dysfunction through an Axl-dependent mechanism

Table 2 Age-adjusted Spearman partial correlation coefficients between plasma Gas6 concentration and biochemical variables

	Spearman partial correlation coefficient*
	All (n = 300)
	r	P
OGTT glucose (mmol/L)
Fasting glucose	-0.186	0.002
2 h glucose	-0.162	0.007
HbA_1c (%)	-0.158	0.029
E-selectin (ng/ml)	-0.161	0.008
VCAM-1 (ng/ml)	-0.282	<0.001

* Corrected for age OGTT, oral glucose tolerance test; VCAM-1, vascular cell adhesion molecule 1.

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