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Table 1 Univariate and multivariate-adjusted Spearman correlation coefficients of SHBG and metabolic risk factors

From: Association of sex hormone-binding globulin with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in Chinese adults

Variables

SHBG

SHBG (age, sex and BMI-adjusted)

r

p

r

p

Age (years)

0.027

0.144

–

–

Sex

−0.177

<  0.001

–

–

BMI (kg/m2)

−0.455

<  0.001

–

–

WHR

−0.327

<  0.001

−0.186

<  0.001

Trunk fat percentage (%)

−0.205

<  0.001

−0.232

<  0.001

ALT (U/L)

−0.206

<  0.001

−0.029

0.117

Glucose (mmol/L)

−0.208

<  0.001

−0.114

<  0.001

HOMA-IR

−0.467

<  0.001

−0.177

<  0.001

Triglyceride (mmol/L)

−0.386

<  0.001

−0.192

<  0.001

Cholesterol (mmol/L)

−0.067

<  0.001

−0.015

0.406

HDL-C (mmol/L)

0.390

<  0.001

0.269

<  0.001

LDL-C (mmol/L)

0.023

0.215

−0.026

0.168

UA (μmol/L)

−0.331

<  0.001

−0.206

<  0.001

Testosterone (ng/dL)

−0.105

<  0.001

0.235

<  0.001

DHEAS (μg/dL)

−0.216

<  0.001

−0.122

<  0.001

  1. The age, sex and BMI-adjusted associations between serum SHBG levels and several relevant factors were estimated by partial correlation
  2. SHBG sex hormone-binding globulin; BMI body mass index; WHR waist-to-hip ratio; ALT alanine aminotransferase; HOMA-IR homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; HDL-C high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; LDL-C low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; UA uric acid; DHEAS dehydroepiandrosterone sulphate
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Nutrition & Metabolism

ISSN: 1743-7075

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