Low levels of 1,5-anhydro-D-glucitol are associated with vascular endothelial dysfunction in type 2 diabetes

Table 2 Correlation coefficients between L_RHI and clinical markers of glycemia and various nonglycemic metabolic variables

	HbA1c	1,5-AG	FPG	IRI	HOMA-IR	LDL-C	HDL-C	TG	SBP	DBP
1,5-AG (n = 32)	−0.38*
FPG (n = 32)	0.18	−0.24
IRI (n = 27)	0.26	0.19	−0.15
HOMA-IR (n = 27)	0.27	0.17	−0.02	0.98**
LDL-C (n = 32)	−0.02	−0.28	−0.17	−0.03	−0.04
HDL-C (n = 32)	−0.14	−0.06	0.07	−0.43*	−0.45*	−0.40*
TG (n = 32)	−0.01	−0.04	−0.17	0.27	0.20	0.28	−0.70**
SBP (n = 32)	−0.11	−0.05	−0.39*	0.11	0.06	0.34	−0.08	−0.01
DBP (n = 32)	−0.09	−0.13	−0.14	0.32	0.27	0.18	−0.06	−0.01	0.72**
L_RHI (n = 32)	−0.08	0.55**	−0.25	0.14	0.06	0.08	−0.04	0.01	0.03	−0.19

Data are results of Pearson correlation analysis for normally distributed variables and Spearman rank correlation for variables with skewed distribution.
*P < 0.05, **P < 0.01.
Abbreviations as in Table 1. 1,5-AG, 1,5-anhydro-D-glucitol; FPG, Fasting plasma glucose; IRI, Immunoreactive insulin; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure.

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