Table 3

Spearman's correlations between HOMA IR and various metabolic factors studied
CONTROLS

MEN (n = 10)	BMI	TGL	HDL	LDL	Leptin	TNFα	ACL IgG	FABP

HOMA IR	S_k = 0,248	S_k = 0,515	S_k = 0,006	S_k = 0,428	S_k = 0,658	S_k = -0,119	S_k = -0,714	S_k = -0,405
	p = 0,49	p = 0,13	p = 0,85	p = 0,29	p = 0,038	p = 0,778	p = 0,046	p = 0,319

WOMEN (n = 20)	BMI	TGL	HDL	LDL	Leptin	TNFα	ACL IgG	FABP

HOMA IR	S_k = 0,354	S_k = 0,157	S_k = -0,499	S_k = 0,393	S_k = 0,826	S_k = 0,225	S_k = 0,296	S_k = 0,134
	p = 0,13	p = 0,51	p = 0,025	p = 0,13	p = 0,0001	p = 0,459	p = 0,325	p = 0.660

HYPERLIPEMIC SUBJECTS

MEN (n = 20)	BMI	TGL	HDL	LDL	Leptin	TNFα	ACL IgG	FABP

HOMA IR	S_k = 0,358	S_k = -0,278	S_k = -0,180	S_k = -0,057	S_k = 0,574	S_k = -0,235	S_k = 0,173	S_k = 0,014
	p = 0,12	P = 0,24	p = 0,45	p = 0,99	p = 0,008	p = 0,317	p = 0,466	p = 0,952

WOMEN (n = 20)	BMI	TGL	HDL	LDL	Leptin	TNFα	ACL IgG	FABP

HOMA IR	S_k = 0,308	S_k = 0,334	S_k = -0,554	S_k = -0,111	S_k = 0,471	S_k = 0,447	S_k = 0,079	S_k = 0,224
	p = 0,19	p = 0,15	p = 0,011	p = 0,85	p = 0,036	p = 0,048	p = 0,740	p = 0.342

S_k = Spearman's correlation index. Significant values (p < 0,05) are denoted with thick numbers.
Lichnovská et al. Cardiovascular Diabetology 2002 1:4 doi:10.1186/1475-2840-1-4