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Table 2 Correlation matrix between inflammatory factors of heart tissue and markers of glycemic status

From: Vitamin D supplementation and cardiac tissue inflammation in obese rats

Parameter

r (P)

Glucose

Insulin

HOMA-IR

NF-kβ

r

0.18

0.18

0.078

P

0.6

0.6

0.8

TGF-β

r

0.12

0.63

0.31

P

0.7

0.04

0.3

MCP-1

r

-0.18

0.41

-0.012

P

0.6

0.2

0.9

  1. TGF-β Transforming growth factor β, MCP-1 Monocyte chemoattractant protein 1, NF-kβ Nuclear factor kappa-β 
  2. P values obtained by Pearson correlation analysis
  3. P < 0.05 was considered as statistically significant