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Table 3 Pearson Correlation Coefficients between TNF-α, HOMA-IR, BMI, and Triglyceride in the Study Subjects

From: Preliminary study showing no association between G238A (rs361525) tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) gene polymorphism and its serum level, hormonal and biochemical aspects of polycystic ovary syndrome

Factors

TNF-α

HOMA-IR

BMI

TG

TNF-α

1

–

–

–

HOMA-IR

0.138*

1

–

–

BMI

0.050

0.444**

1

–

TG

0.113

0.263**

0.395**

1

  1. Abbreviations: TNF-α; tumor necrosis factor-α, HOMA-IR; homeostasis model assessment for insulin resistance, BMI; body mass index, TG; triglyceride, r; correlation coefficient
  2. *.Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level (p-value)
  3. **.Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (p-value)
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BMC Medical Genetics

ISSN: 1471-2350

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