Abdominal obesity exhibits distinct effect on inflammatory and anti-inflammatory proteins in apparently healthy Japanese men

Table 3 Correlation between serum adiponectin and hs-CRP levels in obesity and abdominal obesity groups

Group	n	Correlation coefficients	95% CI	P
Obesity (BMI ≥ 25)	129	-0.05	-0.22 to 0.13	0.61
with ≥ 2 MetS components	42	-0.12	-0.41 to 0.19	0.44
Abdominal obesity (Waist ≥ 85)	163	-0.23	-0.37 to -0.08	0.003
with ≥ 2 MetS components	49	-0.29	-0.53 to -0.01	0.045

Obesity group includes the subjects with body mass index (BMI) ≥ 25. Abdominal obesity group includes the subjects with waist circumference ≥ 85 cm. MetS: metabolic syndrome. Significant negative correlation between adiponectin and hs-CRP was detected only in the abdominal obesity group. Bold values indicate p < 0.05.

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