Table 3.
Correlation coefficients between adiponectin, resistin and selected parameters related to metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance
| Males | Group 1 | Group 2 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adiponectin | Resistin | Adiponectin | Resistin | |||||||||||
| Japan | Italy | USA | Japan | Italy | USA | Japan | Thailand | Italy | USA | Japan | Thailand | Italy | USA | |
| BMI Z-scores | −0.117 | −0.143 | −0.236 | 0.072 | 0.154 | 0.139 | −0.339* | −0.455* | −0.243* | −0.487* | 0.032 | 0.054 | 0.216* | −0.066 |
| Waist | −0.121 | - | −0.135 | 0.092 | - | 0.226 | −0.3* | −0.454* | - | −0451* | 0.035 | 0.081 | - | −0.176 |
| Systolic B.P. | −0.064 | 0.029 | 0.003 | 0.049 | 0.206* | 0.289* | −0.213* | −0.206* | 0.071 | −0.303* | −0.231* | 0.008 | 0.098 | −0.156 |
| Diastolic B.P. | −0.053 | 0.132 | 0.114 | 0.153 | 0.182* | 0.126 | −0.043 | 0.184* | 0.005 | 0.229 | −0.024 | −0.006 | −0.051 | 0.026 |
| HDL-C | 0.25* | 0.417* | 0.284* | −0.05 | −0.157 | −0.164 | 0.346* | 0.389* | 0.260* | 0.282 | 0.013 | −0.032 | −0.083 | −0.210 |
| TG | −0.166 | −0.215* | −0.347* | 0.085 | 0.182* | 0.253 | −0.24* | −0.27* | −0.087 | 0.013 | −0.082 | −0.003 | 0.098 | 0.079 |
| Insulin | −0.143 | −0.088 | −0.188 | −0.001 | 0.122 | 0.147 | −0.179 | −0.394* | −0.196* | −0.475* | −0.094 | 0.049 | 0.088 | −0.228 |
| HOMA-IR | −0.157 | −0.078 | −0.207 | −0.003 | 0.126 | 0.131 | −0.189 | −0.389* | −0.176 | −0.471* | −0.116 | 0.028 | 0.110 | −0.263 |
| Females | Group 1 | Group 2 | ||||||||||||
| Adiponectin | Resistin | Adiponectin | Resistin | |||||||||||
| Japan | Italy | USA | Japan | Italy | USA | Japan | Thailand | Italy | USA | Japan | Thailand | Italy | USA | |
| BMI Z-scores | −0.196* | −0.196* | −0.498* | 0.095 | 0.228* | 0.224 | −0.486* | −0.478* | −0.047 | −0.303* | −0.018 | 0.289* | 0.143 | 0.115 |
| Waist | −0.263+ | - | −0.483* | −0.003 | - | 0.174 | −0.45* | −0.501* | - | −0.163 | 0.002 | 0.14 | - | 0.043 |
| Systolic B.P. | −0.017 | −0.023 | −0.361* | 0.209* | 0.241* | −0.023 | −0.232* | −0.384* | 0.018 | −0.011 | −0.044 | 0.206* | 0.165 | 0.031 |
| Diastolic B.P. | 0.224* | −0.031 | −0.051 | 0.126 | 0.177 | −0.165 | −0.161 | −0.136 | −0146 | −0.125 | −0.027 | 0.106 | 0.123 | 0.047 |
| HDL-C | 0.234* | 0.352* | 0.213 | 0.106 | −0.102 | −0.049 | 0.293* | 0.274* | 0.113 | 0.414* | −0.069 | −0.075 | −0.166 | 0.100 |
| TG | −0.207* | −0.105 | 0.014 | −0.100 | 0.16 | −0.162 | −0.265* | −0.136 | −0.2* | −0.02 | 0.09 | 0.007 | 0.073 | 0.025 |
| Insulin | −0.239* | −0.212* | −0.33* | 0.001 | 0.268* | −0.044 | −0.386* | −0.478* | −0.217* | −0.076 | 0.133 | 0.112 | 0.106 | −0.079 |
| HOMA-IR | −0.247* | −0.199* | −0.346* | 0.015 | 0.256* | 0.001 | −0.397* | −0.475* | −0.227* | −0.067 | 0.155 | 0.125 | 0.103 | −0.117 |
Each value represents the correlation coefficient between two parameters. p-values are as follows; *p < 0.05.
BMI, body mass index; B.P., blood pressure; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein-cholesterol; TG, triglycerides; HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance.