Table 5.

Explanatory variables for number of abnormal components of metabolic syndrome at age 23 years in 31 obese girls who had BMI ≥ 24.6 kg/m² at age 16 years and paradoxically high adiponectin level and in 31 obese girls without high adiponectin level[C1].

Age 23 dependent variable	Age 16 significant explanatory variables	Sign	OR, 95% CI	p
# of abnormal components of metabolic syndrome at age 23 62 observations used  ≥3, n=9  2, n=24  1, n=19  0, n=10 AUC=0.626	Adiponectin (mg/L)	-	0.89, 0.81–0.97	.0097

Girls matched by race and BMI at age 16 years.

Stepwise logistic regression. Candidate explanatory variables included race and measures at age 16 years: adiponectin (both continuous and categorical levels), BMI, maturation score, physical activity score, smoking, and diet data (total calorie intake, % calories from protein, from fat, from carbohydrate).