Characteristics according to the quintiles of plasma adiponectin concentration (μg/ml)
| Variables . | Plasma adiponectin quintiles . | . | . | . | . | P value* . | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | Q1 . | Q2 . | Q3 . | Q4 . | Q5 . | . | ||||
| n | 173 | 180 | 185 | 179 | ||||||
| Adiponectin | 2.3 (<3.2) | 3.9 (3.2–4.6) | 5.6 (4.7–6.3) | 8.1 (6.4–10.1) | 16.9 (≥10.2) | |||||
| Age (years) | 56 | 59 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 0.08 | ||||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 31.9 | 31.3 | 30.6 | 29.9 | 26.3 | <0.001 | ||||
| Alcohol consumption (g/day) | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 0.79 | ||||
| Physical activity (MET/week) | 10.2 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 14.1 | 16.1 | <0.001 | ||||
| A1C (%) | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 0.91 | ||||
| Current smoker (%) | 17.3 | 13.3 | 14.0 | 8.9 | 11.3 | 0.36 | ||||
| Family history of coronary heart disease (%) | 23.7 | 22.8 | 25.4 | 20.1 | 23.8 | 0.80 | ||||
| History of hypertension (%) | 46.8 | 45.0 | 49.1 | 40.2 | 34.6 | 0.03 | ||||
| History of hypercholesterolemia (%) | 38.7 | 37.8 | 46.5 | 38.5 | 39.5 | 0.39 | ||||
| Postmenopausal (%) | 66.9 | 84.2 | 86.0 | 78.7 | 79.2 | 0.004 | ||||
| Variables . | Plasma adiponectin quintiles . | . | . | . | . | P value* . | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| . | Q1 . | Q2 . | Q3 . | Q4 . | Q5 . | . | ||||
| n | 173 | 180 | 185 | 179 | ||||||
| Adiponectin | 2.3 (<3.2) | 3.9 (3.2–4.6) | 5.6 (4.7–6.3) | 8.1 (6.4–10.1) | 16.9 (≥10.2) | |||||
| Age (years) | 56 | 59 | 60 | 58 | 58 | 0.08 | ||||
| BMI (kg/m2) | 31.9 | 31.3 | 30.6 | 29.9 | 26.3 | <0.001 | ||||
| Alcohol consumption (g/day) | 3.2 | 2.4 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 2.4 | 0.79 | ||||
| Physical activity (MET/week) | 10.2 | 12.6 | 12.6 | 14.1 | 16.1 | <0.001 | ||||
| A1C (%) | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 7.1 | 0.91 | ||||
| Current smoker (%) | 17.3 | 13.3 | 14.0 | 8.9 | 11.3 | 0.36 | ||||
| Family history of coronary heart disease (%) | 23.7 | 22.8 | 25.4 | 20.1 | 23.8 | 0.80 | ||||
| History of hypertension (%) | 46.8 | 45.0 | 49.1 | 40.2 | 34.6 | 0.03 | ||||
| History of hypercholesterolemia (%) | 38.7 | 37.8 | 46.5 | 38.5 | 39.5 | 0.39 | ||||
| Postmenopausal (%) | 66.9 | 84.2 | 86.0 | 78.7 | 79.2 | 0.004 | ||||
Data are median (range) or mean. Data are from the 1990 questionnaire; physical activity data are from 1988 questionnaire.
Linear regression model was used to test trend for continuous variables; χ2 test was used for the categorical variables.