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Table 1 Baseline characteristics of the study population ( n = 708) according to urinary adiponectin tertile

From: Urinary adiponectin concentration is positively associated with micro- and macro-vascular complications

 

Tetile-1 (n = 236)

Tertile-2 (n = 236)

Tertile-3 (n = 236)

P value

 

(<3.19 μg/gCr)

(3.19-7.07 μg/gCr)

(≥7.07 μg/gCr)

 

Age (years)

53.69 ± 13.86*†

61.15 ± 11.65

63.02 ± 10.27

<0.001

Sex (Female/Male)

102/134

145/91

124/112

<0.001

Fasting plasma glucose (mmol/l)

7.03 ± 1.77†

7.47 ± 1.85‡

8.13 ± 2.48

<0.001

HbA1C (%)

6.51 ± 1.11†

6.75 ± 1.22‡

7.23 ± 1.54

<0.001

Total cholesterol (mmol/l)

4.88 ± 1.05

4.87 ± 0.89

4.95 ± 0.92

0.601

Triglycerides(mmol/l)

1.57 ± 1.04†

1.71 ± 1.02

1.82 ± 1.11

0.035

HDL-cholesterol (mmol/l)

1.31 ± 0.31

1.29 ± 0.31

1.33 ± 0.35

0.493

LDL-cholesterol (mmol/l)

2.82 ± 0.88

2.73 ± 0.77

2.76 ± 0.83

0.479

Fasting insulin (pmol/l)

60.73 ± 31.79

67.05 ± 32.25

66.99 ± 30.28

0.045

HOMA-IR

3.27 ± 1.97†

3.76 ± 2.28

4.11 ± 2.53

<0.001

hs CRP (mg/l)

0.22 ± 0.52

0.19 ± 0.43

0.23 ± 0.56

0.625

BMI (kg/m2)

24.76 ± 3.43

24.68 ± 3.40

24.93 ± 3.22

0.725

Waist circumference (cm)

85.28 ± 9.63

85.95 ± 8.77

87.11 ± 8.59

0.088

Systolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)

126.98 ± 15.04†

129.83 ± 15.36‡

135.12 ± 16.86

<0.001

Diastolic Blood Pressure (mmHg)

80.56 ± 10.78†

81.70 ± 10.39‡

84.87 ± 10.99

<0.001

eCcr (ml/min)

93.59 ± 26.32*†

86.67 ± 26.73

84.18 ± 27.32

0.001

Current alcohol intake (%)

22.0

15.7

21.6

0.156

Current smoker (%)

17.8

11.9

13.6

0.171

Taking ACEi/ARB medication (%)

14.8

19.9

19.9

0.249

Urinary A/C ratio (mg/g)

21.65 ± 34.80*†

30.48 ± 47.62

60.76 ± 64.85

<0.001

Serum adiponectin (μg/ml)

6.46 ± 5.06*†

8.36 ± 6.25

8.64 ± 6.61

0.001

  1. All data are expressed as mean ± SD or percentages. P value = the difference among the three groups using ANOVA test. *P value <0.05 Tertile-1 vs. Tertile-2. †P value <0.05 Tertile-1 vs. Tertile-3. ‡P value <0.05 Tertile-2 vs. Tertile-3. (Post-hoc analysis using Bonferroni method).
  2. SD standard deviation, HbA1C glycated hemoglobin, HDL high density lipoprotein, LDL low density lipoprotein, HOMA-IR Homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance, hs CRP high sensitivity C-reactive protein, BMI body mass index, eCcr estimated creatinine clearance rate, ACEi ACE inhibitor, ARB Angiotensin receptor blocker, A/C ratio albumin/creatinine ratio.