Research Article
Paradoxically Low Levels of Total and HMW Adiponectin in Relation to Metabolic Parameters in a Tongan Population
Table 2
Significant Spearman correlation coefficients between total and HMW adiponectin and group characteristics of Tongans.
| | | Tongan female | P value | Tongan male | P value |
| | Total adiponectin | | BMI | −0.24 | <0.01 | −0.19 | <0.05 | | Weight | −0.19 | <0.05 | −0.20 | <0.05 | | WHR | −0.37 | <0.001 | | | | HOMA | −0.23 | <0.01 | −0.21 | <0.05 | | CHOL | −0.18 | <0.05 | | | | HDL | 0.18 | <0.05 | 0.18 | <0.05 | | TRIG | | | −0.37 | <0.001 | | HbA1c | | | −0.18 | <0.05 |
| | HMW adiponectin | | HOMA | −0.32 | <0.001 | | | | HDL | 0.26 | <0.01 | 0.20 | <0.05 | | TRIG | | | −0.26 | <0.01 |
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