TABLE 2.

Spearman correlation matrix of adiponectin, R1T1, and R1T3 mRNA levels with clinical, biochemical, and hormonal parameters

	NGT (n = 29)				Type 2 diabetes (n = 20)
	Adiponectin	R1T1	R1T3	T3/T1	Adiponectin	R1T1	R1T3	T3/T1
Age	−0.27	−0.12	−0.22	−0.22	0.29	−0.27	−0.19	−0.02
BMI	−0.17	−0.01	−0.05	−0.01	0.02	0.18	0.14	0.09
Fat mass %	−0.35*	−0.14	−0.25	−0.15	0.15	−0.12	−0.01	0.17
FPG	0.06	0.22	0.08	0.06	−0.59†	0.05	0.02	0.05
FPI	−0.28	−0.35*	−0.34*	−0.22	−0.49‡	0.38	0.29	0.07
GIR	0.53†	0.29	0.39‡	0.24	0.58†	0.32	0.13	−0.28
Leptin	−0.28	−0.12	−0.25	−0.18	0.04	−0.29	−0.10	0.35
Adiponectin	—	0.16	0.24	0.24	—	0.01	−0.04	−0.08
R1T1	—	—	0.63†	0.18	—	—	0.73†	−0.23

FPG, fasting plasma glucose; FPI, fasting plasma insulin; T3/T1, R1T3-to-R1T1 ratio.

†P < 0.01;

‡P < 0.05;

*P < 0.07.