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Table 3 Linear regression analysis: Association between adiponectin and clinical characteristics

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

Dependent variable

Estimate (95% CI)

P

Total adiponectin

  

   Intercept

9.4 (-0.5, 19.3)

 

   Latino

-4.5 (-6.4, -2.5)

<0.0001

   Age (per 5 years)

0.7 (0.2, 1.2)

0.0041

   Female Gender

3.7 (1.8, 5.6)

0.0027

   TZD use

5.1 (2.2, 8.0)

0.0001

   BMI (per 5 kg/m2)

-1.0 (-1.5,-0.2)

0.0054

   Statin use

-2.4 (-4.3,-0.6)

0.0104

   Estimated GFR (per ml/min)

-0.02 (-0.05, 0.02)

0.41

   Diabetes

-0.3 (-2.3, 1.7)

0.76

HMW adiponectin

  

   Intercept

4.4 (-1.0, 9.9)

 

   Latino

-1.6 (-2.7, -0.5)

0.0047

   Age (per 5 years)

0.3 (0.1, 0.6)

0.0122

   Female Gender

1.4 (0.3, 2.4)

0.0107

   TZD use

2.9 (1.3, 4.5)

0.0007

   BMI (per 5 kg/m2)

-0.5 (-1.0,-0.15)

0.0083

   Statin use

-0.9 (-1.9, 0.2)

0.1007

   Estimated GFR (per ml/min)

-0.008 (-0.03, 0.01)

0.4176

   Diabetes

-0.5 (-1.6, 0.6)

0.4029

  1. Estimates reflect changes from group mean for total or HMW adiponectin (μg/ml) (as reflected by the intercept of the regression model) for each predictive factor.
  2. TZD, thiazolidinedione; BMI, body mass index; GFR, glomerular filtration rate; HMW, high-molecular-weight.