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. 2018 Apr 3;63(2):154–163. doi: 10.3164/jcbn.18-11

Table 9.

Association between obesity and adipose tissue-related biomarkers in patients with adenomatous polyps

Men
Women
Individuals with AP (n = 68) Individuals without AP (n = 61) OR (95% CI) p Individuals with AP (n = 48) Individuals without AP (n = 76) OR (95% CI) p
Adiponectin (µm/ml)
 Quartile 1 17 (25.0) 15 (24.6) 1 10 (20.8) 21 (27.6) 1
 Quartile 2 18 (26.5) 15 (24.6) 1.06 (0.40–2.81) 0.91 13 (27.1) 18 (23.7) 1.52 (0.54–4.28) 0.43
 Quartile 3 14 (20.6) 18 (29.5) 0.69 (0.26–1.84) 0.45 13 (27.1) 18 (23.7) 1.52 (0.54–4.28) 0.43
 Quartile 4 19 (27.9) 13 (21.3) 1.29 (0.48–3.47) 0.61 12 (25.0) 19 (25.0) 1.33 (0.47–3.77) 0.6
p trend 0.84 0.62
Leptin (ng/ml)
 Quartile 1 12 (17.6) 20 (32.8) 1 11 (22.9) 20 (26.3) 1
 Quartile 2 18 (26.5) 15 (24.6) 2.00 (0.74–5.39) 0.17 6 (12.5) 25 (32.9) 0.44 (0.14–1.39) 0.15
 Quartile 3 16 (23.5) 16 (26.2) 1.67 (0.62–4.51) 0.31 15 (31.3) 20 (26.3) 1.36 (0.50–3.69) 0.54
 Quartile 4 22 (32.4) 10 (16.4) 3.67 (1.30–10.3) 0.01 16 (33.3) 11 (14.5) 2.65 (0.91–7.66) 0.07
p trend 0.02 0.02
HOMA-IR
 Quartile 1 15 (22.1) 18 (29.5) 1 11 (22.9) 20 (26.3) 1
 Quartile 2 18 (26.5) 14 (22.9) 1.54 (0.58–4.11) 0.38 10 (20.8) 21 (27.6) 0.87 (0.30–2.48) 0.79
 Quartile 3 16 (23.5) 17 (27.9) 1.13 (0.43–2.97) 0.81 14 (29.2) 17 (22.4) 1.50 (0.54–4.16) 0.44
 Quartile 4 19 (27.9) 12 (19.7) 1.90 (0.70–5.15) 0.2 13 (27.1) 18 (23.7) 1.31 (0.47–3.66) 0.6
p trend 0.32 0.41

AP, adenomatous polyp; HOMA-IR, homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance.