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. 2015 Mar 31;6(4):416–429. doi: 10.1111/jdi.12321

Table 1.

Characteristics of the included studies of circulating adiponectin and prediabetes

Study (year) Region Study design Blood sample Method Sample size Sex Age (years) BMI (kg/m2) Adiponectin (μg/mL) HOMA-IR ratio NOS
Control PD Male Female Control PD Control PD
Christian (2001)32 Asia Case–control Plasma ELISA 79 25 76 28 27 ± 6 31 ± 8 >30 7.5 ± 2.7 6.1 ± 2.0 NR 8
Nobert (2003)28 Asia Case–control Plasma ELISA 94 33 93 34 28 ± 7 33 ± 8 NA 7.05 ± 2.70 5.44 ± 2.23 NR 7
Alice (2003)26 USA Case–control Plasma  RIA 108 18 0 126 46.7 ± 1.5 56.1 ± 1.8 25–30 6.18 ± 0.67 2.78 ± 0.78 NR 6
Chamukuttan (2003)27 Asia Cohort Plasma RIA 50 32 73 68 45.7 ± 11.3 44.2 ± 5.3 25–30 14.9 ± 5.9 15.2 ± 7.5 NR 7
Kwame (2005)22 USA Case–control Serum ELISA 19 8 4 23 49.1 ± 7.86 51.0 ± 9.3 >30 9.61 ± 5.09 10.42 ± 6.89 1.71 8
Munehide (2007)21 Asia Case–control Serum Others 23 5 NR NR 49.7 ± 10.2 43.2 ± 19.8 25–30 5.8 ± 2.2 6.8 ± 3.3 NR 6
Carl (2006)16 Europe Case–control Serum ELISA 97 201 0 298 64 64 25–30 15.1 ± 6.3 12.9 ± 6.6 1.34 6
Sang (2007)25 Asia Case–control Plasma RIA 36 49 35 50 47.5 ± 13.6 53.0 ± 9.7 <25 5.20 ± 2.87 4.00 ± 3.64 1.39 5
Noriyuki (2009)23 Asia Case–control Serum ELISA 5
 IFG 11 9 20 0 41.0 ± 12.0 49.3 ± 12.3 <25 9.2 ± 4.3 7.1 ± 2.2 2.25
 IGT 11 11 22 0 41.0 ± 12.0 45.9 ± 7.1 <25 9.2 ± 4.3 6.5 ± 1.5 1.46
Kassi (2010)18 Europe Case–control Serum ELISA 18 20 0 38 55 ± 9 61 ± 6 >30 11.9 ± 4.4 13 ± 5.8 1.58 6
Stefan (2010)24 Europe Case–control Plasma ELISA 13 13 26 0 50.6 ± 10 50.0 ± 13 >30 5.2 ± 2.4 3.2 ± 0.9 1.78 6
Anke (2010)29 Europe Case–control Serum ELISA 8
 IFG 43 35 33 43 61.3 ± 9.3 61.9 ± 12.3 >30 8.8 ± 4.7 7.2 ± 4.7 1.90
 IGT 43 45 37 51 61.3 ± 9.3 63.3 ± 8.8 >30 8.8 ± 4.7 6.2 ± 3.2 2.59
Ko (2010)19 Asia Cohort Serum Others 224 52 360 0 40.3 ± 9.0 42.4 ± 9.4 25–30 5.72 ± 2.94 4.60 ± 2.10 NR 8
Wolfson (2011)33 Asia Case–control Plasma ELISA 55 24 33 46 55.7 ± 9.5 58.8 ± 9.6 >30 12.60 ± 7.24 7.57 ± 4.19 2.57 6
Webb (2012)31 Asia Case–control Serum Others 79 40 76 82 52.1 ± 9.8 55.1 ± 11.7 25–30 13.6 ± 3.23 12.40 ± 3.85  1.56 7
Sun (2013)17 Asia Cohort Serum ELISA 7
 Male 21,766 4,101 25,867 0 41.5 ± 9.1 45.2 ± 9.3 <25 6.6 ± 3.7 5.7 ± 3.3 NR
 Female 13,090 1,048 0 14,138 40.9 ± 10.0 47.7 ± 11.2 <25 10.5 ± 5.5 8.6 ± 5.0 NR
Yiping (2014)20 Asia Case–control Plasma RIA 22 61 NR NR 49.8 ± 4.8 NR 25–30 11.20 ± 4.72 8.74 ± 3.49 2.84 6
Smitha (2014)30 Asia Case–control Serum ELISA 81 49 64 66 46.53 ± 0.89 46.22 ± 1.06 <25 6.90 ± 0.45 5.57 ± 0.53 NR 7

Data presented as mean ± standard deviation.

BMI, body mass index (calculated as weight in kg divided by height in m2)

ELISA, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay

HOMA-IR, homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance

HOMA-IR ratio, mean values of homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance prediabetes patients to controls in a single study

NR, not reported

NOS, Newcastle–Ottawa Scale

PD, prediabetes

RIA, radioimmunoassay.