Table 8.

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

	Waist circumference (cm)			Fasting serum glucose (mmol/L)			Triglycerides (mmol/L)			HDL (mmol/L)		High blood pressure
	≥80	<80	P	≥5.6	<5.6	P	≥1.7	<1.7	P	<1.29	≥1.29	P	Yes	No	P
ALL SUBJECTS
Total adiponectin	6.135 ± 3.569	6.832 ± 3.775	0.002	5.981 ± 3.649	6.706 ± 3.690	0.004	5.26 ± 2.957	6.762 ± 3.823	<0.001	5.555 ± 3.410	6.641 ± 3.703	0.003	6.504 ± 3.723	6.553 ± 3.680	0.829
HMW adiponectin	2.648 ± 2.057	2.761 ± 1.923	0.343	2.484 ± 1.909	2.783 ± 1.998	0.027	2.264 ± 1.688	2.802 ± 2.019	<0.001	2.239 ± 1.648	2.765 ± 2.009	0.007	2.826 ± 2.106	2.620 ± 1.65	0.087
HMW/total ratio	0.41 ± 0.15	0.40 ± 0.16	0.107	0.40 ± 0.15	0.40 ± 0.16	0.447	0.39 ± 0.15	0.40 ± 0.16	0.136	0.38 ± 0.15	0.40 ± 0.16	0.177	0.42 ± 0.15	0.39 ± 0.16	0.004
PREMENOPAUSAL
Total adiponectin	6.151 ± 3.569	6.716 ± 3.632	0.041	5.863 ± 3.704	6.665 ± 3.582	0.017	5.508 ± 2.917	6.655 ± 3.703	0.004	5.782 ± 3.748	6.5.0 ± 3.566	0.061	6.378 ± 3.492	6.559 ± 3.674	0.534
HMW adiponectin	2.658 ± 2.013	2.702 ± 1.896	0.767	2.398 ± 1.894	2.759 ± 1.947	0.047	2.163 ± 1.620	2.758 ± 1.979	0.006	2.333 ± 1.750	2.729 ± 1.958	0.089	2.737 ± 1.886	2.642 ± 1.939	0.540
HMW/total ratio	0.41 ± 0.15	0.39 ± 0.17	0.133	0.39 ± 0.15	0.40 ± 0.16	0.357	0.37 ± 0.15	0.40 ± 0.16	0.050	0.38 ± 0.16	0.40 ± 0.16	0.348	0.42 ± 0.15	0.39 ± 0.16	0.024
POSTMENOPAUSAL
Total adiponectin	6.115 ± 3.578	7.171 ± 41.05	0.007	6.096 ± 3.603	6.837 ± 3.943	0.064	5.541 ± 3.001	7.023 ± 4.075	<0.001	4.924 ± 2.396	6.766 ± 3.933	<0.001	6.667 ± 3.952	6.537 ± 3.707	0.056
HMW adiponectin	2.635 ± 2.116	2.931 ± 1.988	0.154	2.568 ± 1.926	2.859 ± 2.120	0.174	2.344 ± 1.743	2.908 ± 2.110	0.012	1.965 ± 1.357	2.846 ± 2.097	0.001	2.938 ± 2.316	2.555 ± 1.639	0.742
HMW/total ratio	0.41 ± 0.16	0.40 ± 0.14	0.665	0.40 ± 0.15	0.41 ± 0.15	0.648	0.40 ± 0.15	0.41 ± 0.15	0.734	0.38 ± 0.15	0.41 ± 0.15	0.276	0.42 ± 0.15	0.39 ± 0.15	0.097

HDL, high-density lipoprotein.