Clinical Study

Brown Fat Expresses Adiponectin in Humans

Table 1

Anthropometric, clinical, and biochemical parameters in patients with phaeochromocytoma (PHEO) and normal subjects (NS).
(a)

Age (years) Sex (m/f)BMI (Kg/m2)WC (cm)SBP (mmHg)DBP (mmHg)HR (bpm)

PHEO n.11 5/6
NS n.20 11/9

(b)

Fasting glucose
(mg/dL)
Creatinine (mg/dL)Total cholesterol (mg/dL)LDL (mg/dL)HDL (mg/dL)Triglycerides (mg/dL)Adiponectin ( g/mL)Urinary metanephrines (30–350  g/24 h)Vanillylmandelic acid (1–10 mg/24 h)

PHEO n.11
NS n.20