Table 3.

Fasting plasma adipocytokine concentrations

	HMW adiponectin, μg/ml	IL-6, pg/ml	Resistin, ng/ml	TNF-α, pg/ml	PAI-1, ng/ml	RBP-4, μg/ml	TTR, μg/ml
Insulin-sensitive	5.8 ± 2.5	0.91 ± 0.20	11.0 ± 1.1	1.49 ± 0.12	13.8 ± 3.9	29.5 ± 3.3	134 ± 8
Insulin-resistant	3.5 ± 0.7	1.31 ± 0.23	12.5 ± 0.9	1.49 ± 0.17	13.2 ± 2.5	28.1 ± 3.1	149 ± 11
P value	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS	NS

PAI-1, plasminogen activator inhibitor-1; TTR, transthyretin; NS, not significant.