Table 3.

Association between total adiponectin and HOMA-IR

Outcome: in HOMA-IR	Total adiponectin
	B (95%CI)	p value
Model 1
ln Total adiponectin	-0.331 (-0.421, -0.242)	< 0.001
Ethnicity
Aboriginal vs. European	0.001 (-0.126, 0.125)	0.995
Chinese vs. European	0.061 (-0.052, 0.174)	0.287
South Asian vs. European	0.203 (0.087, 0.318)	0.001
BMI	0.054 (0.043, 0.064)	< 0.001
WHR	2.280 (1.530, 3.031)	< 0.001
Model 2
ln Total adiponectin	-0.300 (-0.385, -0.214)	< 0.001
Ethnicity
Aboriginal vs. European	0.022 (-0.098, 0.141)	0.722
Chinese vs. European	0.061 (-0.046, 0.169)	0.264
South Asian vs. European	0.155 (0.044, 0.266)	0.006
BMI	0.030 (0.018, 0.041)	< 0.001
WHR	1.251 (0.488, 2.013)	0.001
VAT	0.473 (0.351, 0.594)	< 0.001

Outcome variable is ln HOMA-IR. Model 1 is adjusted for ethnicity, age, sex, family history of diabetes, formal level of education, BMI, WHR, smoking status, physical activity and energy intake. Model 2 = Model 1 + VAT.

BMI, body mass index; VAT, visceral adipose tissue; WHR, waist-to-hip ratio.