Fig. 3From: Omental adipose tissue gene expression, gene variants, branched-chain amino acids, and their relationship with metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance in humansAssociations between body mass index, HOMA-IR, BCCAs, omental adipose tissue BCAT, and BCKDH gene expression. a Bivariate correlation between HOMA-IR and BMI, r = 0.64 (Pearson test), p < 0.001. b Bivariate correlation between Σ BCAAs and HOMA-IR, r = 0.45 (Pearson test), p < 0.001. c Relationship between visceral adipose tissue gene expression of the BCKDH and BCAT2 in subjects with insulin resistance (IR) and non-insulin resistance (non-IR) *p < 0.05 (c)Back to article page