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Table 2 Partial correlation coefficients between baseline RBP4 levels and metabolic parameters at the 10-year follow-up

From: Childhood retinol-binding protein 4 (RBP4) levels predicting the 10-year risk of insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome: the BCAMS study

 

Coefficients

P a

BMI (kg/m)

0.125

0.027

WC (cm)

0.132

0.020

Fat-mass percentage (%)

0.065

0.248

SBP (mmHg)

0.267

< 0.001

DBP (mmHg)

0.197

< 0.001

TG (mmol/L)

0.231

< 0.001

TC (mmol/L)

0.121

0.033

HDL-C (mmol/L)

− 0.114

0.044

LDL-C (mmol/L)

0.156

0.006

Fasting glucose (mmol/L)

0.082

0.150

OGTT 2 h glucose (mmol/L)

0.085

0.143

HbA1c (%)

0.071

0.200

Insulin (mU/L)b

0.119

0.036

HOMA-IRb

0.124

0.028

ISIMb

− 0.137

0.019

Adiponectin (μg/L)b

− 0.060

0.296

Leptin (ng/mL)b

0.121

0.032

RBP4 (μg/mL)

0.152

0.007

  1. BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, TG triglycerides, TC total cholesterol, HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, HOMA-IR homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance
  2. a P values were calculated from partial correlation analysis adjusted for baseline age, gender, pubertal stage and follow-up time
  3. b Variables were ln-transformed before analysis