Table 6 Correlations between change in peripheral blood gene expression levels of adipokines and change in disease activity measures*

Leptin

−0.25

−0.11

−0.06

P = 0.34

P = 0.70

P = 0.84

Adiponectin

0.16

−0.01

−0.05

P = 0.56

P = 0.96

P = 0.85

Resistin

−0.23

0.42

0.14

P = 0.39

P = 0.10

P = 0.61

Visfatin

−0.24

−0.24

−0.22

P = 0.36

P = 0.37

P = 0.42

IL-6

0.49

−0.03

0.29

P = 0.05

P = 0.90

P = 0.28

TNF-α

−0.38

0.01

−0.08

P = 0.15

P = 0.97

P = 0.76