Table 1.
Correlations between Adiponectin, anthropometric, body composition, insulin resistance, fasting glucose, CRP and blood pressure
| Variables | Systolic BP | Diastolic BP | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rho | p | rho | p | |
| Age (yr.) | -0.12 | 0.58 | 0.19 | 0.31 |
| Height (m) | -0.20 | 0.29 | -0.21 | 0.27 |
| Weight (kg) | 0.27 | 0.16 | 0.14 | 0.46 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | 0.26 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.35 |
| BMI %tile (%) | -0.14 | 0.48 | -0.19 | 0.31 |
| Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) | 0.69 | 0.00* | ||
| Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg) | 0.67 | 0.00* | ||
| Pulse rate (BPM) | 0.03 | 0.97 | 0.36 | 0.075 |
| Waist circumference (m) | -0.18 | 0.36 | -0.23 | 0.23 |
| Hip Circumference (m) | − 0.019 | 0.31 | -0.19 | 0.32 |
| Waist/hip ratio | -0.05 | 0.79 | -0.16 | 0.41 |
| Fat (kg) | -0.03 | 0.88 | -0.09 | 0.65 |
| Lean tissue (kg) | 0.00 | 0.99 | 0.11 | 0.58 |
| Lean Tissue and Bone Mineral Content (kg) | − 0.018 | 0.92 | 0.09 | 0.62 |
| Total Mass (kg) | -0.34 | 0.99 | 0.03 | 0.87 |
| Fat (%) | 0.06 | 0.78 | -0.11 | 0.57 |
| Lean (%) | 0.06 | 0.74 | 0.13 | 0.51 |
| Insulin Sensitivity (X10− 4 min− 1/µU/ml) | 0.30 | 0.12 | 0.26 | 0.18 |
| Acute Insulin Response (µU/ml X 10 min) | -0.03 | 0.99 | 0.08 | 0.67 |
| Disposition Index (X10− 4 min− 1) | -0.33 | 0.09 | -0.17 | 0.39 |
| Fasting Glucose (mg/dl) | 0.12 | 0.53 | 0.06 | 0.77 |
| CRP (ng/ml) | -0.12 | 0.56 | -0.02 | 0.32 |
| Adiponectin (µg/ml) | 0.44 | 0.02* | 0.41 | 0.02* |