Table 7.

Association between total adiponectin, HMW adiponectin, HMW/total ratio, and metabolic syndrome.

	All subjects			Premenopausal			Postmenopausal
	With MetS	Without MetS	p	With MetS	Without MetS	p	With MetS	Without MetS	p
Total adiponectin	5.970 ± 3.789	2.807 ± 2.007	0.004	5.960 ± 3.830	6.637 ± 3.558	0.054	5.979 ± 3.762	6.909 ± 3.875	0.022
HMW adiponectin	2.408 ± 1.870	2.807 ± 2.007	0.004	2.371 ± 1.830	2.757 ± 1.958	0.037	2.445 ± 1.915	2.935 ± 2.116	0.024
HMW/total ratio	0.39 ± 0.14	0.41 ± 0.16	0.101	0.39 ± 0.14	0.40 ± 0.17	0.233	0.39 ± 0.15	0.42 ± 0.15	0.150

MetS, metabolic syndrome; HMW, high molecular weight.