Association of plasma tCys with circulating inflammatory markers, adipokines and insulin-resistance-related parameters.^a

<p>Abbreviations: CRP, C-reactive protein; IL-6, interleukin-6; MCP-1, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor-alpha; HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; NEFA, non-esterified fatty acids.</p>a<p>Pearson correlation coefficients, adjusted for the following covariates:</p><p>Model 1: age, gender, plasma methionine, total homocysteine (tHcy) and total glutathione (tGSH).</p><p>Model 2: as in Model 1+ BMI-Z-score.</p><p>Model 3: as in Model 1+ body fat%.</p>b<p>Using log-transformed data.