Table 3: Spearman Rank associations between body mass index (BMI) and biomarkers for males (n=265).

Analyte

Spearman R

p-value

Albumin

0.027

0.659

Alkaline phosphatase

0.117

0.057

ALT

0.249

<0.001

Amylase (pancreas)

-0.004

0.947

Apolipoprotein A1

-0.269

<0.001

Apolipoprotein B

0.084

0.174

Apolipoprotein B/Apolipoprotein A1

0.232

<0.001

AST

0.016

0.8

AST/ALT ratio

-0.206

<0.001

Bilirubin

0.039

0.527

Calcium

0.072

0.247

Calprotectin

0.143

0.02

Cholesterol

-0.059

0.3443

HDL-cholesterol

-0.361

<0.001

CK

0.136

0.027

Creatinine

0.142

0.022

CRP

0.118

0.056

Cystatin C

0.215

<0.001

Gamma-GT

0.15

0.015

Iron

-0.043

0.489

Iron saturation

-0.108

0.08

LDH

-0.026

0.677

Magnesium

-0.094

0.127

Phosphate

-0.117

0.059

Transferrin

0.135

0.029

Triglycerides

0.329

<0.001

Urate

0.253

<0.001

Urea

0.023

0.706

Zink

0.021

0.735

Hemoglobin

0.203

<0.001

Platelet count

0.046

0.458

White blood cell count

0.179

0.004