Leptin/Adiponectin Ratios Using Either Total Or High-Molecular-Weight Adiponectin as Biomarkers of Systemic Insulin Sensitivity in Normoglycemic Women

Table 2

Adipokine concentrations of participants of Chilean normoglycemic women.

	Mean ± SD	Quartiles; 25%; 50%; 75%
Leptin (ng/mL)	18.4 ± 9.3	10.5
		16.5
		24.7
Total adiponectin (μg/mL)	23.1 ± 8.3	7.9
		11.5
		14.1
Leptin/adiponectin ratio (LAR)	0.9 ± 0.6	0.9
		1.5
		2.8
HMWA (μg/mL)	3.5 ± 1.4	2.4
		3.4
		4.4
Leptin/HMWA ratio	7.3 ± 9.5	3.0
		5.1
		8.0

HMWA: high-molecular-weight adiponectin.