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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2011 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: J Intern Med. 2009 Jun 11;267(3):287–294. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2796.2009.02141.x

Table 4.

Genetic (ρg) correlations between adiponectin isoforms levels and insulin resistance-related traits in 640 non-diabetic individuals from 235 nuclear families

HMW Adiponectin MMW Adiponectin LMW Adiponectin

ρg±SE P value ρg±SE P value ρg±SE P value

BMI −0.21±0.11 0.08 −0.03±0.11 0.78 −0.03±0.11 0.78
Waist circumference −0.23±0.12 0.08 −0.05±0.12 0.70 −0.05±0.12 0.70
SBP −0.006±0.14 0.97 −0.21±0.13 0.11 −0.21±0.13 0.11
DBP −0.24±0.14 0.09 −0.02±0.13 0.85 −0.02±0.13 0.85
FBG −0.15±0.14 0.28 −0.10±0.14 0.45 −0.10±0.14 0.45
Insulin −0.37±0.14 1.1×10−5 −0.07±0.14 0.66 −0.07±0.14 0.66
HOMAIR −0.32±0.14 4.9×10−3 −0.08±0.14 0.62 −0.08±0.14 0.62
Triglycerides −0.17±0.12 0.14 −0.02±0.12 0.88 −0.02±0.12 0.88
HDL cholesterol 0.22±0.11 1.6×10−2 0.14±0.11 0.21 0.14±0.11 0.21
MS score −0.32±0.14 4.2×10−2 −0.13±0.14 0.39 −0.13±0.14 0.39
CRP −0.24±0.55 0.65 −0.17±0.51 0.72 −0.69±0.57 0.19

HMW: High Molecular Weight; MMW: Medium Molecular Weight; LMW: Low Molecular Weight; BMI: Body Mass Index; SBP: Systolic Blood Pressure; DBP: Diastolic Blood Pressure; FBG: Fasting Blood Glucose; HOMAIR homeostasis model assessment of insulin-resistance; HDL-Cholesterol: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; MS score: Metabolic Syndrome score; CRP: C-reactive protein.

Analyses are adjusted for age, age2, gender, smoking habit and physical exercise.

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