Total and high molecular weight adiponectin have similar utility for the identification of insulin resistance

Table 3 Correlation between total adiponectin, HMWA and S_A index and estimators of IR

	Adiponectin		High Molecular Weight Adiponectin		HMWA/adiponectin
	ρ	P	ρ	P	ρ	P
Fasting insulin	-0.330	0.001	-0.323	0.001	-0.230	0.001
HOMA-IR	-0.332	0.001	-0.325	0.040	-0.228	0.001
HOMA2S	-0.329	0.001	-0.323	0.001	-0.231	0.001
Triglyceride/HDL cholesterol	-0.458	0.001	-0.459	0.001	-0.302	0.001

HOMA-IR: homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance
HOMA2S: insulin sensitivity estimated by the HOMA2 calculator v2.2 (Diabetes Trials Unit, University of Oxford)

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