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Table 2 Correlations of liver and subcutaneous fat IL-1β, IL-18, IL-1Ra and IL-37 with BMI, markers of insulin resistance, liver function parameters and markers of systemic inflammation.

From: Adipose and Liver Expression of Interleukin (IL)-1 Family Members in Morbid Obesity and Effects of Weight Loss

 

r a s

P

Liver cytokines

  

IL-1β with BMI

0.314

<0.05

IL-18 with BMI

0.318

<0.05

IL-18 with CRP

0.343

<0.05

IL-1Ra with BMI

0.386

<0.05

IL-37 with BMI

0.304

<0.05

IL-37 with GGT

−0.340

<0.05

Subcutaneous fat cytokines

  

IL-1β with BMI

0.426

0.008

IL-1β with insulin

0.292

<0.05

IL-1β with HOMA

0.313

<0.05

IL-1Ra with GGT

0.359

<0.05

IL-1Ra with alkaline phosphatase

0.462

0.003

IL-1Ra with insulin

0.503

<0.001

IL-1Ra with HOMA

0.456

0.004

IL-37 with BMI

−0.341

<0.05

IL-37 with insulin

−0.435

0.006

IL-37 with HOMA

−0.479

0.002

  1. Blood for all studies was drawn in the fasting state, centrifuged and stored at −80°C until measurements.
  2. aSpearman correlation coefficient.