Journal: Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome

Article Title: Association of endothelin-1 and matrix metallopeptidase-9 with metabolic syndrome in middle-aged and older adults

doi: 10.1186/s13098-015-0108-2

Figure Lengend Snippet: Serum level of MMP-9 in subjects with or without MetS and metabolic abnormalities. a Serum level of MMP-9 in subjects with or without MetS. b Serum level of MMP-9 in subjects with or without hypertension. c Serum level of MMP-9 in subjects with or without central obesity. d Serum level of MMP-9 in subjects with or without hypertriglyceridemia. e Serum level of MMP-9 in subjects with or without dyslipidemia (low HDL-C). f Serum level of MMP-9 in subjects with or without hyperglycemia. Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation. The differences between two groups were detected by independent t-test. Statistical significance was accepted at p < 0.05

Article Snippet: The serum ET-1 level was assayed by a commercially available chemiluminescent enzyme-linked immunoassay kit (QuantiGlo® Human Endothelin-1 Chemiluminescent Immunoassay, R&D Systems, USA) and the serum MMP-9 level was detected by Biotrak™ MMP-9 activity assay (GE Healthcare) according to the protocols provided by manufacturers.

Techniques: Standard Deviation

Journal: Diabetology & Metabolic Syndrome

Article Title: Association of endothelin-1 and matrix metallopeptidase-9 with metabolic syndrome in middle-aged and older adults

doi: 10.1186/s13098-015-0108-2

Figure Lengend Snippet: Correlation analysis of serum level of MMP-9 to parameters of metabolic syndrome . a Correlation between serum level of MMP-9 and systolic blood pressure. b Correlation between serum level of MMP-9 and diastolic blood pressure. c Correlation between serum level of MMP-9 and waist circumference. d Correlation between serum level of MMP-9 and blood triglycerides. e Correlation between serum level of MMP-9 and blood HDL-C. f Correlation between serum level of MMP-9 and fasting blood glucose. g Correlation between serum level of MMP-9 and age. Pearson’s correlation analysis was performed. Statistical significance was accepted at p < 0.05. Black diamond refers to the data of MetS-positive subjects. Open triangle refers to the data of MetS-negative subjects

Article Snippet: The serum ET-1 level was assayed by a commercially available chemiluminescent enzyme-linked immunoassay kit (QuantiGlo® Human Endothelin-1 Chemiluminescent Immunoassay, R&D Systems, USA) and the serum MMP-9 level was detected by Biotrak™ MMP-9 activity assay (GE Healthcare) according to the protocols provided by manufacturers.

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