Table 4.

Linear regression models with parameters of cardiac remodeling as dependent variables

	Adiponectin (per 1 μg/mL increase)
	β	95% CI	t	P value
Left ventricular mass (g/m2)	−0.59	−1.29 to 0.11	−1.66	0.098
Left atrial size (cm/m2)	0.013	0.01 to 0.02	3.29	0.001

The Tromsø Study

Covariates: Age, sex, waist circumference, mean systolic blood pressure, mean diastolic blood pressure, use of blood pressure lowering drugs, total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, triglycerides, estimated glomerular filtration rate, albumin-creatinine ratio, physically active, daily smoker and uric acid