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Table 2 Characteristics among men by circulating plasma adiponectin (N = 1,334)

From: Association of adiponectin with type 2 diabetes and hypertension in African American men and women: the Jackson Heart Study

 

Plasma Adiponectin (ug/mL)a

 

Q1(n = 518)

Q2(n = 357)

Q3(n = 271)

Q4(n = 188)

P–valueb

Age (years), mean ± stdc

51.07 ± 11.76

53.27 ± 13.04

54.76 ± 13.10

58.28 ± 14.61

<.0001

Annual household income,%

     

Less than $19,999

13.51

21.01

22.88

30.85

 

$20,000 - 49,999

32.82

33.33

33.58

31.38

 

$50,000 or more

53.67

45.66

43.54

37.77

<.0001

Hypertensive, %

55.98

56.30

57.93

64.89

.18

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) , mean ± std

126.43 ± 15.88

127.32 ± 18.41

126.87 ± 17.25

133.64 ± 22.81

<.0001

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg), mean ± std

82.57 ± 10.02

81.44 ± 10.39

80.59 ± 10.35

80.80 ± 11.20

.04

Type 2 Diabetic, %

12.93

11.48

11.44

15.43

.54

Current Smoker,%

15.06

16.81

16.97

19.68

.53

Physical activity score, mean ± std

8.98 ± 2.49

8.80 ± 2.67

8.77 ± 2.51

8.21 ± 2.75

.007

Alcohol consumption, %

64.67

59.38

61.99

57.45

.24

BMId (kg/m2), mean ± std

31.06 ± 6.21

29.85 ± 6.14

29.38 ± 6.17

26.76 ± 5.51

<.0001

Fasting insulin (uU/mL), mean ± std

20.71 ± 44.12

15.77 ± 11.06

14.65 ± 9.99

13.31 ± 30.31

.006

LDLe Cholesterol (mg/dL), mean ± std

131.27 ± 37.67

128.19 ± 36.35

128.50 ± 34.80

121.19 ± 35.63

.01

HDLf Cholesterol (mg/dL), mean ± std

42.13 ± 10.24

44.43 ± 10.30

48.45 ± 11.32

56.21 ± 16.79

<.0001

Total Cholesterol (mg/dL), mean ± std

5.09 ± 1.04

4.97 ± 1.00

5.03 ± 0.95

4.97 ± 0.97

.31

HOMA-IRg, mean ± std

4.17 ± 2.97

3.28 ± 1.89

3.06 ± 1.97

2.30 ± 1.39

<.0001

Fasting Glucose (mg/dL), mean ± std

102.24 ± 33.53

100.01 ± 36.59

96.52 ± 25.07

94.34 ± 20.08

.009

CRPh (mg/dL),mean ± std

0.43 ± 1.59

0.36 ± 0.63

0.32 ± 0.49

0.30 ± 0.65

.40

Plasma leptin (ng/mL), mean ± std

12.28 ± 10.77

11.06 ± 9.47

11.90 ± 12.57

7.82 ± 8.38

<.0001

  1. aAdiponectin in quartiles (Q = quartile): 1) Q1 = ≤2.70 ug/mL, 2) Q2 = >2.70 – ≤4.2 ug/mL, 3)Q3 = >4.2 – ≤6.7 ug/mL, 4) Q4 > 6.7 ug/mL.
  2. bOne-way ANOVA for continuous variables and chi-square for categorical variables; significance established as P < .05.
  3. cstd = standard deviation.
  4. dBMI = body mass index.
  5. eLDL = low-density lipoprotein.
  6. fHDL = high-density lipoprotein.
  7. gHOMA-IR = homoeostasis model assessment – insulin resistance.
  8. hCRP = C-reactive protein.
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