Table 2.

Analysis of variance of adiponectin plasma levels across the three subgroups (A, B and C)

Model	Unadjusted		Adjusted*
	F	p	F	p
Total poulation	10.9	<0.001	5.4	0.005
ND group	6.7	0.002	6.1	0.004
D group	6.0	0.004	1.4	0.250

*adjusted for BMI, HDL cholesterol and NT-proBNP.

Abbreviations: ND and D, Non-diabetic and Diabetic group; BMI, Body Mass Index.