Table 2.
Adipokine levels in men and women by HIV status
| Leptin (ng/ml)
|
Adiponectin (μg/ml)
|
|||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median | IQR | P value | Median | IQR | P value | |
| Control men | 4.5 | 3.2–6.6 | <0.0001 | 5.5 | 4.0–8.3 | 0.12 |
| HIV+ men | 2.9 | 1.9–5.2 | 5.2 | 2.9–8.1 | ||
| Control women | 14.1 | 7.8–20.0 | 0.43 | 8.7 | 5.6–12.4 | 0.12 |
| HIV+ women | 14.3 | 7.7–23.2 | 8.0 | 4.6–10.8 | ||
IQR, Interquartile range.