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Table 3 Association of adiponectin, leptin, leptin/adiponectin ratio (LAR) and hs-CRP with metabolic syndrome and diabetic parameters among non-diabetic subjects (n = 61)

From: Association of adipokines, leptin/adiponectin ratio and C-reactive protein with obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus

Metabolic syndrome parameters

Adiponectin (IU/ml)

Leptin (ng/ml)

Leptin/Adiponectin Ratio

hs-CRP (U/ml)

BMI (kg/m2)

-0.213 (0.0007)

0.049 (1.1 × 10-11)

0.208 (3.2 × 10-9)

3.256 (2.2 × 10-10)

Waist circumference (cm)

-0.368 (9.5 × 10-5)

0.070 (1.6 × 10-9)

0.706 (8.2 × 10-7)

5.302 (2.1 × 10-10)

DBP (mmHg)

-0.032 (0.789)

0.044 (0.001)

0.481 (0.003)

2.955 (0.002)

SBP (mmHg)

0.009 (0.916)

0.032 (0.001)

0.309 (0.01)

1.685 (0.015)

Triglyceride (mmol/l)

-0.004 (0.208)

0.002 (0.0001)

0.014 (0.003)

0.127 (2.8 × 10-6)

HDL-c (mmol/l)

0.005 (0.034)

-0.0003(0.203)

-0.006 (0.061)

-0.035 (0.050)

LDL-c (mmol/l)

- 0.011 (0.157)

0.003 (0.0016)

0.024 (0.032)

0.117 (0.074)

FBG (mmol/l)

- 0.005 (0.468)

0.003 (0.003)

0.023 (0.02)

0.143 (0.016)

Insulin (pmol/l)

-1.163 (0.018)

0.285 (1.1 × 10-6)

0.342 (5.3 × 10-6)

22.91 (1.6 × 10-8)

HOMA-β

-1.152 (0.006)

0.132 (0.01)

0.143 (0.002)

14.44 (6.3 × 10-5)

Insulin Sensitivity (%)

1.583 (0.001)

-0.279 (2.7 × 10-5)

-0.248 (0.0001)

-20.3 ((4.3 × 10-6)

HOMA-IR

-0.021 (0.021)

0.006(6.3 × 10-7)

0.344 (4.6 × 10-6)

0.436 (1.3 × 10-8)

  1. Results presented represent b values (p values) assessed by linear regression adjusted for age; (b) coefficient for the relationship between the dependent variables (adiponectin, leptin, LAR and hs-CRP) and the independent variables (metabolic syndrome and diabetic parameters).