Relation of serum resistin to subclinical atherosclerosis in multiple sclerosis

Table 4 Correlation between carotid intimal medial thickness and other studied parameters in MS patients

	Carotid intimal medial thickness
	R	p value
Age (years)	0.43	0.02*
Body mass index (kg/m²)	0.39	0.003**
Disease duration (years)	0.41	0.04*
EDSS	0.32	0.02*
Triglycerides (mg/dl)	0.43	0.021*
Cholesterol (mg/dl)	0.46	0.01*
Low-density lipoprotein (mg/dl)	0.47	0.020*
High-density lipoprotein (mg/dl)	0.22	0.55
Resistin (ng/mL)	0.20	0.11