Table 2.
Relationship between circulating adiponectin levels and clinical parameters by Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient
| Men | Women | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| rs | p | rs | p | |
| Age (years) | 0.005 | 0.9566 | 0.085 | 0.1205 |
| Height (cm) | −0.005 | 0.9449 | −0.019 | 0.7288 |
| Body weight (kg) | −0.228 | 0.0018 | −0.311 | <0.0001 |
| Body mass index (kg/m2) | −0.273 | 0.0002 | −0.325 | <0.0001 |
| Peak oxygen uptake (mL/kg/min) | 0.186 | 0.0108 | 0.229 | <0.0001 |
| Physical activity (METs h/w) | 0.132 | 0.0714 | 0.113 | 0.0375 |
| Systolic blood pressure (mmHg) | −0.090 | 0.2146 | 0.062 | 0.2594 |
| Diastolic blood pressure (mmHg) | −0.059 | 0.4139 | −0.035 | 0.5110 |
| Blood profile | ||||
| Triglyceride (mg/dL) | −0.391 | <0.0001 | −0.212 | <0.0001 |
| HDL cholesterol (mg/dL) | 0.402 | <0.0001 | 0.434 | <0.0001 |
| Blood glucose (mg/dL) | −0.078 | 0.2776 | −0.180 | 0.0008 |
| Energy intake (kcal/day) | −0.060 | 0.4110 | −0.005 | 0.9280 |
METs h/w Σ [metabolic equivalents × h per week (METs h/w)]
Bold values are statistically significant (p < 0.05)