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Table 3 Characteristics among women by circulating plasma adiponectin (N = 2,329)

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 = 408)

Q2(n = 554)

Q3(n = 652)

Q4(n = 715)

P-valueb

Age (years), mean ± stdc

51.94 ± 12.17

52.55 ± 11.85

55.08 ± 12.74

57.10 ± 12.93

<.0001

Annual household income,%

     

Less than $19,999

36.03

30.32

29.75

33.85

 

$20,000 - 49,999

37.01

39.89

43.56

35.80

 

$50,000 or more

26.96

29.78

26.69

30.35

.05

Hypertensive, %

61.03

61.01

62.27

63.50

.78

Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) , mean ± std

124.48 ± 18.47

123.63 ± 15.85

126.02 ± 18.89

128.26 ± 18.82

<.0001

Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg), mean ± std

76.97 ± 9.56

77.50 ± 10.06

77.55 ± 9.70

77.65 ± 10.54

.73

Type 2 Diabetic, %

22.30

16.25

13.96

14.69

.0002

Current Smoker,%

13.73

10.65

9.51

9.09

.08

Physical activity score, mean ± std

8.52 ± 2.45

8.49 ± 2.45

8.20 ± 2.50

8.21 ± 2.60

.04

Alcohol consumption, %

40.20

43.32

38.96

38.32

.30

BMId (kg/m2), mean ± std

34.63 ± 7.37

34.01 ± 6.81

32.80 ± 7.65

30.94 ± 7.70

<.0001

Fasting insulin (uU/mL), mean ± std

26.69 ± 17.56

21.05 ± 20.03

17.42 ± 11.78

13.88 ± 10.30

<.0001

LDLe Cholesterol (mg/dL), mean ± std

124.67 ± 36.56

126.47 ± 36.39

124.91 ± 35.04

124.33 ± 36.76

.76

HDLf Cholesterol (mg/dL), mean ± std

48.01 ± 11.89

51.49 ± 11.73

55.65 ± 13.15

61.53 ± 15.90

<.0001

Total Cholesterol (mg/dL), mean ± std

5.03 ± 1.00

5.10 ± 1.01

5.12 ± 0.98

5.20 ± 1.04

.04

HOMA-IRg, mean ± std

5.28 ± 2.91

4.28 ± 2.45

3.65 ± 2.37

2.73 ± 1.40

<.0001

Fasting Glucose (mg/dL), mean ± std

103.64 ± 31.30

100.78 ± 31.50

97.22 ± 28.14

96.84 ± 32.31

.0008

CRPh (mg/dL),mean ± std

0.73 ± 0.91

0.72 ± 0.95

0.61 ± 0.85

0.40 ± 0.63

<.0001

Plasma leptin (ng/mL), mean ± std

38.64 ± 19.28

40.18 ± 20.66

37.90 ± 23.81

34.43 ± 26.47

.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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