TABLE 3.
Pearson's correlations for the association between baseline adipokines and changes (Δ) in metabolic variables during the 3-y follow-up1
| Unadjusted coefficients |
Coefficients adjusted for Tanner stage |
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| Log adiponectin (μg/mL) | RBP4 (μg/mL) | A-FABP (μg/L) | Log adiponectin (μg/mL) | RBP4 (μg/mL) | A-FABP (μg/L) | |
| ΔHeight (cm) | −0.162 | 0.242 | 0.172 | −0.11 | 0.303 | 0.16 |
| ΔWeight (kg) | −0.292 | 0.282 | 0.433 | −0.232 | 0.313 | 0.453 |
| ΔBMI (kg/m2) | −0.12 | 0.07 | 0.172 | −0.09 | 0.13 | 0.182 |
| ΔWaist (cm) | −0.13 | 0.182 | 0.252 | −0.12 | 0.222 | 0.272 |
| ΔSBP (mm Hg) | 0.222 | −0.02 | −0.11 | 0.13 | 0.02 | −0.10 |
| ΔDBP (mm Hg) | 0.182 | −0.04 | −0.15 | 0.01 | −0.06 | −0.182 |
| ΔFBS (mmol/L) | 0.06 | 0.04 | 0.02 | −0.07 | 0.08 | 0.05 |
| ΔTC (mmol/L) | 0.04 | −0.03 | 0.02 | −0.04 | −0.02 | 0.02 |
| ΔTG (mmol/L) | −0.222 | 0.05 | 0.16 | −0.272 | 0.08 | 0.13 |
| ΔHDL-C (mmol/L) | 0.10 | −0.202 | −0.15 | 0.18 | −0.273 | −0.08 |
| ΔInsulin (μIU/mL) | −0.06 | 0.04 | 0.09 | −0.17 | 0.02 | 0.06 |
| ΔHOMA-IR | −0.06 | 0.03 | 0.07 | −0.07 | 0.02 | 0.13 |
1
SBP, systolic blood pressure; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; FBS, fasting blood sugar; TC, total cholesterol; TG, triglyceride; HDL-C, HDL cholesterol; HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; RBP4, retinol-binding protein 4; A-FABP, adipocyte fatty acid–binding protein. The interaction models were not significant.
2
P < 0.05.
3
P < 0.001.