Paradoxically Low Levels of Total and HMW Adiponectin in Relation to Metabolic Parameters in a Tongan Population
Table 1
Clinical and biochemical characteristics of the three study groups.
Caucasian
Tongan
Matched Tongan
Men
Number of subjects
18
123
18
Age (yr)
BMI (kg/m2)
Waist-to-hip ratio
HOMA
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)
Triglycerides (mmol/L)
HbA1c (%)
—
Adiponectin ug/mL
HMW adiponectin ug/mL
Ratio HMW/total adiponectin
Women
Number of subjects
25
132
25
Age (yr)
BMI (kg/m2)
Waist-to-hip ratio
HOMA
Total cholesterol (mmol/L)
HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)
Triglycerides (mmol/L)
HbA1c (%)
—
Adiponectin ug/mL
HMW adiponectin ug/mL
Ratio HMW/total adiponectin
Study groups were healthy Caucasians, a randomly chosen population of Tongans, and a subset of the Tongan group chosen to match the Caucasians in age and BMI. M versus F for Caucasians and for Tongans. . Caucasian M versus Tongan M. . Caucasian F versus Tongan F. .