Figure 2

Circulating factors. (A) Circulating total adiponectin level tends to correlate with GLUT4 mRNA (R = 0.34, p = 0.059) and protein (R = 0.32, p = 0.08) expression in the adipose tissue and is negatively correlated with circulating serum RBP4 levels (R = −0.54, p = 0.009).