Table 2.
Bivariate correlations between conventional clinical risk factors and adiponectin levels.
| Variable | Adiponectin (µg/mL) | p-value |
| Age (year) | 0.016 | 0.85 |
| Sex (women)* | 0.310 | 0.01 |
| BMI (kg/m2) | -0.289 | 0.01 |
| Total cholesterol (mg/dL) | -0.200 | 0.05 |
| Triglycerides (mg/dL) | -0.168 | 0.04 |
| LDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | -0.259 | 0.01 |
| HDL-cholesterol (mg/dL) | 0.155 | 0.05 |
| hsCRP (mg/L) | -0.455 | 0.01 |
| Hypertension* | -0.337 | 0.01 |
| Diabetes mellitus* | -0.332 | 0.01 |
| Family history of CAD* | -0. 278 | 0.01 |
| Smoking* | -0.336 | 0.01 |
| Statins* | 0.236 | 0.04 |
*Point-biserial correlation. BMI, body mass index; LDL-cholesterol, low density lipoprotein-cholesterol; HDL-cholesterol, high density lipoprotein-cholesterol; hsCRP, high sensitivity C-reactive protein; CAD, coronary artery disease.