BMC Endocrine Disorders

Table 2 Kendall's Tau correlations with total and HMW adiponectin

From: Circulating adiponectin levels are lower in Latino versus non-Latino white patients at risk for cardiovascular disease, independent of adiposity measures

Variable	Total Adiponectin			HMW Adiponectin
	Latino	Non-Latino	All subjects	Latino	Non-Latino	All subjects
Age in years	0.21^c	0.19^a	0.21^d	0.22^c	0.17	0.22^d
Female Gender	0.25^c	0.27^a	0.24^d	0.16^a	0.23^a	0.17^b
BMI	-0.02	-0.09	-0.04	-0.06	-0.12	-0.08
Waist Circ.	-0.03	-0.24^b	-0.07	-0.05	-0.22^a	-0.08
Diabetes	0.05	0.07	-0.03	0.05	-0.13	-0.05
Estimated GFR	-0.10	0.03	-0.09	-0.12	0.07	-0.09
ACEI or ARB	-0.07	0.10	-0.03	-0.07	0.10	-0.03
TZD	0.23^b	0.07	0.15^a	0.25^b	0.16	0.19^b
ASA	0.03	-0.21^a	-0.02	0.07	-0.05	0.06
Statin	-0.17^a	-0.07	-0.11	-0.13	0.03	-0.05
HMW Adiponectin	0.68^d	0.62^d	0.66^d	-	-	-

^a p ≤ 0.05
^b p < 0.01
^c p < 0.001
^d p < 0.0001
HMW, high-molecular-weight; BMI, body mass index; GFR, glomerular filtration rate; ACEI, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor; ARB, angiotensin receptor blocker; TZD, thiazolidinedione; ASA, acetylsalicylic acid.

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