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Table 3 Correlations between BPA and clinical and metabolic parameters

From: Bisphenol-A plasma levels are related to inflammatory markers, visceral obesity and insulin-resistance: a cross-sectional study on adult male population

Parameters

r

p

Age

0.072

0.535

BMI

0.187

0.106

WC

0.363

0.001

SBP

0.174

0.132

DBP

0.154

0.184

FPG

0.338

0.003

Insulin

0.256

0.025

HoMA-IR

0.268

0.019

Total cholesterol

0.040

0.731

HDL

−0.181

0.117

LDL

−0.008

0.949

TG

0.275

0.016

IL-6

0.320

0.005

MCP-1

−0.166

0.152

TNFα

0.248

0.031

  1. Pearson r or Spearman’s rho correlation coefficients were used to analyze the association between variables.
  2. Italic r values are Pearson r or Spearman’s rho correlation coefficients, when appropriate. Italic p values are statistically significant.
  3. BMI body mass index, WC waist circumference, SBP systolic blood pressure, DBP diastolic blood pressure, FPG fasting plasma glucose, HoMA-IR homeostasis model of assessment-insulin resistance, HDL high-density lipoprotein, LDL low-density lipoprotein, TG triglycerides, BPA bisphenol-A, IL-6 interleukin-6, MCP-1 monocyte chemoattractant protein-1, TNFα tumor necrosis factor-alpha.