Association of Adipokines with Insulin Resistance, Microvascular Dysfunction, and Endothelial Dysfunction in Healthy Young Adults

Table 6

Association of the inflammation measures with endothelial function (FBF % increase from baseline to maximum vasodilation).

Inflammation measure		FBF % increase: baseline to maximum vasodilation
	Increment		(95% CI)
CRP (mg/L)	2	9	(−39, 56)	0.721
IL-6 (pg/mL)	2	−84	(−143, −26)	0.005
TNF (pg/mL)	3	42	(−10, 95)	0.112
PAI-1 (ng/mL)	25	49	(6, 91)	0.024
Adiponectin (g/mL)	8	−62	(−133, 9)	0.088

FBF: forearm blood flow.
: estimated mean difference for % FBF increase, corresponding to the increment shown (~1 standard deviation) for each inflammation measure. CI: confidence interval.
The model controlled for age, sex, race, marital status, employment status, smoking, drinking, BMI, and QUICKI.