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Table 2 Correlations between PTH, 25(OH)D, magnesium and individual components of metabolic syndrome including insulin resistance (HOMA-IR)

From: Parathyroid hormone, but not vitamin D, is associated with the metabolic syndrome in morbidly obese women and men: a cross-sectional study

 

Fasting Glucose

(mmol/l)

Systolic Blood Pressure

(mm Hg)

Diastolic Blood Pressure

(mm Hg)

HDL-Cholesterol

(mmol/l)

Triglycerides

(mmol/l)

HOMA-Insulin Resistance

r

r

r

r

r

r

P

P

P

P

P

P

PTH

0.02

0.15

0.14

0.05

-0.01

-0.06

(n = 1015)

0.477

<0.001

<0.001

0.092

0.752

0.133

25(OH)D

-0.04

-0.05

-0.04

0.13

-0.12

-0.09

(n = 973)

0.189

0.139

0.239

<0.001

<0.001

0.009

Magnesium

-0.18

-0.05

-0.05

0.04

-0.10

-0.14

(n = 1016)

<0.001

0.135

0.111

0.223

0.001

<0.001

  1. Spearman's rank correlation coefficient (r), P = significance (2-tailed).