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. 2018 Jun 14;2(7):753–764. doi: 10.1210/js.2018-00033

Table 1.

Baseline Clinical Characteristics of Subjects of the %ΔAd Subgroups and Endpoint Ad Subgroups

%ΔAd Subgroups
Endpoint Ad Subgroups
All Decreased Group ≥21.5% Group 21.4%–9.3% Group 9.1%–0.0% Group P Value (ANOVA) >5.2 μg/mL ≤5.2 μg/mL P Valuea
n 1698 544 382 384 388 404 1294
Age, y 49 ± 10 48 ± 10 50 ± 10 50 ± 10 49 ± 10 0.037 51 ± 10 49 ± 10 0.002
BMI, kg/m2 24.6 ± 2.9 24.6 ± 2.8 24.8 ± 3.0 24.7 ± 3.0 24.5 ± 2.9 0.693 24.5 ± 3.0 24.7 ± 2.9 0.213
BW, kg 72.0 ± 10.3 71.7 ± 9.4 72.7 ± 11.2 72.4 ± 10.6 71.5 ± 10.2 0.710 72.1 ± 11.1 72.0 ± 10.0 0.803
WC, cm 87.9 ± 7.7 87.6 ± 7.5 88.7 ± 8.2 88.1 ± 7.6 87.5 ± 7.3 0.258 88.0 ± 8.0 87.9 ± 7.6 0.838
SBP, mm Hg 126 ± 14 125 ± 15 127 ± 15 125 ± 13 125 ± 13 0.152 127 ± 14 126 ± 14 0.055
DBP, mm Hg 79 ± 9 79 ± 10 80 ± 10 79 ± 10 79 ± 9 0.153 80 ± 10 79 ± 9 0.013
Total cholesterol, mg/dL 213 ± 33 216 ± 34 210 ± 33 210 ± 32 212 ± 32 0.074 209 ± 31 214 ± 33 0.041
HDL cholesterol, mg/dL 53 ± 12 54 ± 12 53 ± 13 54 ± 12 53 ± 10 0.440 54 ± 12 53 ± 12 0.722
LDL cholesterol, mg/dL 132 ± 31 134 ± 31 129 ± 30 131 ± 30 133 ± 31 0.185 131 ± 30 133 ± 31 0.486
TG, mg/dL 176 ± 135 184 ± 135 180 ± 158 169 ± 129 169 ± 114 0.100 160 ± 106 182 ± 143 0.001
UA, mg/dL 6.5 ± 1.2 6.5 ± 1.2 6.5 ± 1.2 6.4 ± 1.2 6.5 ± 1.2 0.339 6.4 ± 1.1 6.5 ± 1.2 0.222
FPG, mg/dL 97 ± 9 97 ± 9 97 ± 9 97 ± 10 97 ± 9 0.955 97 ± 9 97 ± 10 0.892
HbA1c, % 5.2 ± 0.4 5.3 ± 0.4 5.2 ± 0.4 5.3 ± 0.4 5.3 ± 0.4 0.451 5.2 ± 0.4 5.3 ± 0.4 0.056
Cr, mg/dL 0.83 ± 0.13 0.83 ± 0.13 0.84 ± 0.16 0.84 ± 0.13 0.83 ± 0.12 0.476 0.83 ± 0.13 0.83 ± 0.13 0.750
HOMA-IR 1.9 ± 1.1 1.9 ± 1.1 2.0 ± 1.2 1.9 ± 1.2 1.8 ± 1.0 0.521 1.8 ± 1.0 2.0 ± 1.1 0.003
F-IRI. μU/mL 7.9 ± 4.4 8.0 ± 4.1 8.1 ± 4.9 7.9 ± 4.5 7.6 ± 4.0 0.370 7.4 ± 4.2 8.1 ± 4.4 0.003
Baseline Ad, μg/mL 4.1 ± 0.8 4.2 ± 0.8 4.1 ± 0.8b 4.0 ± 0.8b 4.2 ± 0.7 <0.001 4.7 ± 0.4 4.0 ± 0.8 <0.001
Ad at endpoint, μg/mL 4.5 ± 1.2 3.8 ± 0.8 5.7 ± 1.4b 4.6 ± 0.9b 4.4 ± 0.8b <0.001 6.2 ± 0.9 4.0 ± 0.8 <0.001
%ΔAd, % 9.7 ± 22.4 −11.4 ± 8.0 40.4 ± 22.1b 15.1 ± 3.5b 3.8 ± 3.0b <0.001 31.9 ± 25.6 2.8 ± 16.0 <0.001
%ΔBW, % −0.5 ± 4.8 1.5 ± 4.2 −3.8 ± 5.6b −0.9 ± 4.2b 0.4 ± 3.7b <0.001 −2.8 ± 5.7 0.2 ± 4.3 <0.001
%ΔBMI, % −0.2 ± 4.8 1.6 ± 4.2 −3.4 ± 5.6b −0.6 ± 4.2b 0.6 ± 3.7b <0.001 −2.4 ± 5.6 0.4 ± 4.3 <0.001
%ΔWC, % −0.4 ± 4.7 1.2 ± 4.2 −3.1 ± 5.3b −0.7 ± 4.3b 0.4 ± 4.0b <0.001 −2.3 ± 5.4 0.2 ± 4.3 <0.001
Family history of diabetes, n (%) 412 (24.2) 143 (26.3) 96 (25.1) 74 (19.3) 99 (25.5) 0.075 85(21.0) 327 (25.3) 0.083

Abbreviations: ANOVA, analysis of variance; DBP, diastolic blood pressure; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; SBP, systolic blood pressure; TG, triglyceride; %ΔAd, percent change in serum adiponectin; %ΔBW, percent change in body weight; %ΔWC, percent change in waist circumference.

Data are mean ± standard deviation or number of subjects.

a

P < 0.05 compared with the decreased group by the Mann-Whitney U test.

b

P < 0.05 compared with the decreased group by post hoc multiple comparisons (Turkey test).