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Table 2 Mean and 95% CI of metabolic syndrome risk score and its individual components according to quartiles of adiponectin, ERICA 2013–2014

From: Higher adiponectin concentrations are associated with reduced metabolic syndrome risk independently of weight status in Brazilian adolescents

 

Quartiles of adiponectin

p for trends

First (n = 1092)

Second (n = 1101)

Third (n = 1112)

Fourthb (n = 1241)

Waist circumference, cm

74.7 (73.8, 75.6)

73.5 (73.4, 75.6)

72.2 (71.2, 73.3)

70.9 (70.1, 71.7)

< 0.001

Systolic BP, mmHg

111.3 (110.2, 112.4)

110.8 (109.6, 112.1)

111.0 (109.8, 112.2)

110.1 (109.1, 111.1)

0.157

Diastolic BP, mmHg

65.8 (65.0, 66.6)

65.9 (65.1, 66.7)

65.9 (65.1, 66.7)

65.5 (64.9, 66.2)

0.622

Mean BP, mmHg

81.0 (80.1, 81.8)

80.9 (80.0, 81.8)

80.9 (80.0, 81.8)

80.4 (79.6, 81.1)

0.334

Triglyceridesa (log), mg/dl

71.9 (69.5, 74.3)

72.1 (69.4, 74.9)

70.1 (67.7, 72.6)

67.1 (65.1, 69.1)

0.004

HDL-c, mg/dl

46.6 (45.9, 47.3)

46.3 (45.5, 47.1)

48.1 (47.2, 49.1)

50.0 (48.9, 50.9)

< 0.001

Fasting plasma glucose, mg/dl

87.2 (86.4, 88.0)

87.1 (86.4, 87.8)

86.9 (86.2, 87.6)

86.5 (85.9, 87.2)

0.222

MetS-z, z-score

0.35 (0.14, 0.57)

0.24 (− 0.04, 0.53)

− 0.12 (− 0.41, 0.18)

− 0.66 (− 0.89, − 0.43)

< 0.001

MetS-z without waist circumference, z-score

0.15 (− 0.03, 0.34)

0.18 (− 0.06, 0.42)

− 0.06 (− 0.28, 0.16)

− 0.46 (0.64, − 0.28)

< 0.001

  1. BP, blood pressure; HDL-c, high density lipoprotein cholesterol; MetS-z, metabolic syndrome risk z-score
  2. aTriglycerides was log transformed and reported as geometric mean and 95% CI
  3. bHighest values