Table 2.

Age-adjusted correlations of adiponectin

Risk factor	Men		Women
	r	P value	r	P value
Body mass index	−0.285	<0.001	−0.416	<0.001
Waist to hip ratio	−0.235	<0.001	−0.348	<0.001
Systolic blood pressure	−0.030	0.443	−0.060	0.104
Total cholesterola	−0.065	0.107	−0.022	0.559
LDL-cholesterola	−0.072	0.075	−0.069	0.075
HDL-cholesterola	0.356	<0.001	0.382	<0.001
Triglyceridesa	−0.363	<0.001	−0.326	<0.001
HOMA-IRb	−0.359	<0.001	−0.465	<0.001
Alcohol consumption	0.131	0.001	0.145	<0.001
Creatinine	−0.115	0.003	−0.039	0.294
Cystatin C	−0.027	0.489	−0.080	0.029
C-reactive protein	−0.144	<0.001	−0.266	<0.001
Fibrinogen	−0.021	0.603	−0.207	<0.001
Leptin	−0.219	<0.001	−0.348	<0.001
Health status	−0.001	0.985	−0.053	0.149

^aIndividuals receiving lipid-lowering therapy excluded. 

^bIndividuals receiving glucose-lowering therapy excluded.