Research Article

Relation of Serum Leptin and Adiponectin Level to Serum C-Reactive Protein: The INTERLIPID Study

Table 1

BMI, SBP, serum leptin, adiponectin, and other characteristics by quartile of serum CRP in men.

VariableQuartile 1Quartile 2Quartile 3Quartile 4Trend

CRP range (mg/L)0.053–0.2910.295–0.5390.559–1.1001.110–7.220
Number ( )49484948
Hawaii (%)26.552.044.947.90.071
Age (y)49.3 ± 6.348.8 ± 5.250.9 ± 5.751.4 ± 5.40.020
Cigarettes/day6.8 ± 11.17.7 ± 12.47.3 ± 11.510.5 ± 14.20.188
PA index4.7 ± 4.42.7 ± 3.73.3 ± 4.14.4 ± 4.50.928
SBP (mmHg)121 ± 14117 ± 13123 ± 13123 ± 120.174
HbA1c (%)4.6 ± 0.44.7 ± 0.55.0 ± 0.85.0 ± 1.00.002
BMI (kg/m2)23.4 ± 3.525.1 ± 3.626.6 ± 4.027.2 ± 5.0<0.001
Leptin (mcg/L)*3.1 (2.3, 4.5)3.7 (3.2, 5.1)4.5 (3.4, 5.5)4.7 (3.3, 7.1)<0.001
Adiponectin (mg/L)*8.4 (5.6, 12.0)7.0 (5.2, 9.0)6.6 (5.1, 8.4)5.5 (4.6, 7.2)<0.001

Data are shown as mean ± SD or median (25 percentile, 75 percentile). PA index: physical activity index score; SBP: systolic blood pressure; HbA1c: hemoglobin A1c; BMI: body mass index; site (Hawaii = 1, Japan = 0).