Serum fibroblast growth factor 21 levels are related to subclinical atherosclerosis in patients with type 2 diabetes

Table 2 Correlations of Serum FGF21 levels with various clinical and biochemical parameters

	Men (n = 107)		Women (n = 105)
	r	P value	r	P value
Age, year	0.10	0.302	0.15	0.129
Body mass index, kg/m²	−0.01	0.930	−0.02	0.848
Waist circumference, cm	0.03	0.780	0.21	0.033
Systolic blood pressure, mmHg	0.07	0.457	0.04	0.694
Diastolic blood pressure, mmHg	0.03	0.776	−0.04	0.699
Fasting glucose, mmol/L	0.21	0.034	0.21	0.035
HbA1c, %	−0.11	0.258	0.03	0.738
Fasting insulin^a, mIU/L	−0.11	0.254	0.04	0.691
High-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, mmol/L	0.10	0.324	−0.01	0.919
Low-density lipoprotein-cholesterol, mmol/L	0.14	0.165	0.04	0.716
Triglycerides^a	0.20	0.042	0.22	0.024
Carotid intima-media thickness, mm	0.00	0.997	0.23	0.018
Femoral intima-media thickness, mm	0.02	0.872	0.15	0.132
Iliac intima-media thickness, mm	0.22	0.024	0.27	0.005

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