Table 2.
Univariate correlation between log-transformed adiponectin and selected risk factors
| Risk factor | All patients (N = 129) |
Male (N = 90) |
Female (N = 39) |
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| Continuous | Pearson correlation coefficients | R 2 | P-value | Pearson correlation coefficients | R 2 | P-value | Pearson correlation coefficients | R 2 | P-value |
| Age at transplant | 0.040 | 0.002 | NS | 0.075 | 0.006 | NS | 0.044 | 0.002 | NS |
| Age at study visit | 0.046 | 0.002 | NS | 0.088 | 0.008 | NS | 0.047 | 0.002 | NS |
| BMI | −0.134 | 0.018 | NS | −0.076 | 0.006 | NS | −0.248 | 0.061 | NS |
| eGFR (MDRD) | −0.271 | 0.073 | 0.002 | −0.166 | 0.028 | NS | −0.398 | 0.158 | 0.01 |
| eGFR (cystatin C) | −0.260 | 0.068 | 0.003 | −0.283 | 0.080 | 0.01 | −0.333 | 0.111 | 0.04 |
| Categoricala | |||||||||
| Present mean ± SD (N) | Absent mean ± SD (N) | P-value | Present mean ± SD (N) | Absent mean ± SD (N) | P-value | Present mean ± SD (N) | Absent mean ± SD (N) | P-value | |
| Diabetes (pre-existing and new-onset) | 1.04 ± 0.21 (39) | 1.02 ± 0.19 (90) | NS | 0.98 ± 0.18 (28) | 1.0 ± 0.18 (62) | NS | 1.19 ± 0.22 (11) | 1.08 ± 0.20 (28) | NS |
| South Asian ethnicity | 0.95 ± 0.16 (43) | 1.06 ± 0.2 (86) | 0.002 | 0.92 ± 0.16 (30) | 1.03 ± 0.18 (60) | 0.005 | 1.02 ± 0.12 (13) | 1.15 ± 0.24 (26) | 0.04 |
| Smoking | 1.05 ± 0.22 (59) | 1.01 ± 0.17 (70) | NS | 1.02 ± 0.21 (45) | 0.96 ± 0.14 (45) | NS | 1.12 ± 0.25 (14) | 1.10 ± 0.19 (25) | NS |
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Log10 adiponectin values are presented under categorical variables.