Research Article

Relationship between Adiponectin Level, Insulin Sensitivity, and Metabolic Syndrome in Type 1 Diabetic Patients

Table 1

Demographic, anthropometric, and clinical characteristics of the 77 patients with type 1 diabetes.

VariableMean/medianSD/range

Age (years) 45.6611.87
Gender (m/f)47/30
Duration of diabetes (years)21.01.0–47.0
Weight (kg)7652–112
BMI (kg/m2) 2518–36
Waist circumference (cm)85.611.8
HbA1c (%) 7.35.4–12.2
SBP (mmHg) 130100–165
DBP (mmHg)8060–110
eGDR (mg/kg−1 min−1) 6.773.78–11.65
LDL cholesterol (mmol/L)2.951.49–5.32
Total HDL cholesterol (mmol/L)1.560.78–3.83
HDL2 cholesterol (mmol/L)0.440.2–2.8
HDL3 cholesterol (mmol/L)1.130.39–2.28
Triglycerides (mmol/L)1.190.61
AST (U/L)23.513–57
ALT (U/L)2412–95
GGT (U/L)2010–92
ALP (U/L)7618–155
Adiponectin ( g/mL)14.103.4–31.4

ALP: alkaline phosphatase, ALT: alanine aminotransferase, AST: aspartate aminotransferase, GGT: -glutamyltransferase, BMI: body mass index, DBP: diastolic blood pressure, HbA1c: glycated hemoglobin, eGDR: estimated glucose disposal rate, and SPB: systolic blood pressure.