Table 2.

Levels of serum HMW-ADP, TNF-α and VEGF (x ± s)

Group	n	HMW-ADP (μg/mL)	TNF-α (μg/L)	VEGF (μg/L)
A	75	1.32±0.28	17.86±3.38	200.39±21.57
B	125	1.67±0.25a	13.75±2.28a	157.86±22.32a
C	32	1.95±0.29ab	8.96±1.08ab	117.65±19.74ab
D	48	2.85±0.39abc	6.75±1.16abc	63.68±5.58abc
F		288.154	245.197	493.486
P		<0.001	<0.001	<0.001

HMW-ADP: high molecular weight adiponectin

TNF-α: tumor necrosis factor-alpha

VEGF: vascular endothelial growth factor

^aP<0.05 vs group A, ^bP<0.05 vs group B and ^cP<0.05 vs group C.