Table 2.
Mean and 95% CI of metabolic syndrome risk score and its individual components according to quartiles of adiponectin, ERICA 2013–2014
| Quartiles of adiponectin | p for trends | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First (n = 1092) | Second (n = 1101) | Third (n = 1112) | Fourthb (n = 1241) | ||
| Waist circumference, cm | 74.7 (73.8, 75.6) | 73.5 (73.4, 75.6) | 72.2 (71.2, 73.3) | 70.9 (70.1, 71.7) | < 0.001 |
| Systolic BP, mmHg | 111.3 (110.2, 112.4) | 110.8 (109.6, 112.1) | 111.0 (109.8, 112.2) | 110.1 (109.1, 111.1) | 0.157 |
| Diastolic BP, mmHg | 65.8 (65.0, 66.6) | 65.9 (65.1, 66.7) | 65.9 (65.1, 66.7) | 65.5 (64.9, 66.2) | 0.622 |
| Mean BP, mmHg | 81.0 (80.1, 81.8) | 80.9 (80.0, 81.8) | 80.9 (80.0, 81.8) | 80.4 (79.6, 81.1) | 0.334 |
| Triglyceridesa (log), mg/dl | 71.9 (69.5, 74.3) | 72.1 (69.4, 74.9) | 70.1 (67.7, 72.6) | 67.1 (65.1, 69.1) | 0.004 |
| HDL-c, mg/dl | 46.6 (45.9, 47.3) | 46.3 (45.5, 47.1) | 48.1 (47.2, 49.1) | 50.0 (48.9, 50.9) | < 0.001 |
| Fasting plasma glucose, mg/dl | 87.2 (86.4, 88.0) | 87.1 (86.4, 87.8) | 86.9 (86.2, 87.6) | 86.5 (85.9, 87.2) | 0.222 |
| MetS-z, z-score | 0.35 (0.14, 0.57) | 0.24 (− 0.04, 0.53) | − 0.12 (− 0.41, 0.18) | − 0.66 (− 0.89, − 0.43) | < 0.001 |
| MetS-z without waist circumference, z-score | 0.15 (− 0.03, 0.34) | 0.18 (− 0.06, 0.42) | − 0.06 (− 0.28, 0.16) | − 0.46 (0.64, − 0.28) | < 0.001 |
BP, blood pressure; HDL-c, high density lipoprotein cholesterol; MetS-z, metabolic syndrome risk z-score
aTriglycerides was log transformed and reported as geometric mean and 95% CI
bHighest values