Hepatic expression of Yin Yang 1 (YY1) is associated with the non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) progression in patients undergoing bariatric surgery

Table 4 Correlation between hepatic YY1 protein levels and biochemical parameters

	Association with YY1 protein levels
	Correlation coefficient	P
Age (years)	0.2	0.519
BMI (kg/m²)	0.4	0.080
Glucose (mmol/L)	0.3	0.001
Insulin (μIU/mL)	0.5	0.001
HOMA-IR	0.3	0.001
C reactive protein (mg/L)	0.2	0.106
Triglycerides (mmol/L)	0.1	0.043
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)	0.1	0.273
HDL (mmol/L)	0.2	0.009
LDL (mmol/L)	0.2	0.423
ALT (IU/mL)	0.3	0.001
AST (IU/mL)	0.3	0.001
GGT (IU/mL)	0.2	0.049

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