Research Article

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

Table 2

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

VariableQuartile 1Quartile 2Quartile 3Quartile 4Trend

CRP range (mg/L)0.054–0.2110.230–0.4940.505–1.1501.160–7.400
Number ( )48484948
Hawaii (%)12.535.461.275.0<0.001
Age (y)48.4 ± 5.949.8 ± 5.950.3 ± 5.749.5 ± 4.70.274
Cigarettes/day0.2 ± 1.000.4 ± 2.90.5 ± 2.90.324
PA index4.8 ± 4.53.6 ± 3.82.3 ± 3.72.1 ± 3.2<0.001
SBP (mmHg)114 ± 12114 ± 12117 ± 14119 ± 140.024
HbA1c (%)4.4 ± 0.34.6 ± 0.54.6 ± 0.44.8 ± 0.9<0.001
BMI (kg/m2)21.9 ± 1.823.4 ± 2.424.8 ± 3.526.9 ± 5.4<0.001
Leptin (mcg/L)*5.5 (4.4, 8.4)7.8 (6.2, 10.5)11.1 (7.9, 15.3)14.0 (8.1, 18.8)<0.001
Adiponectin (mg/L)*13.1 (8.9, 18.7)10.7 (7.7, 15.1)10.4 (7.6, 12.8)8.5 (5.4, 10.4)<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).