Serum Adiponectin Level as a Predictor of Subclinical Cushing’s Syndrome in Patients with Adrenal Incidentaloma

Table 4

Relationship of adiponectin with other parameters.

	Adiponectin
		rho
Age	69	–0.077	0.532
Adenoma diameter	39	–0.166	0.312
Body mass index	69	–0.017	0.892
Fasting blood glucose	69	–0.098	0.421
Insulin	58	–0.387	0.003
HOMA-IR	58	–0.391	0.002
Total cholesterol	65	–0.191	0.127
LDL-C	66	–0.235	0.057
HDL-C	65	0.386	0.001
Triglycerides	66	–0.504	<0.001
Body fat percentage	69	0.294	0.014
Fat-free mass	69	–0.502	<0.001
Waist circumference	69	–0.23	0.057
Waist-to-hip ratio	69	–0.159	0.192
Basal cortisol	69	–0.112	0.361
Midnight cortisol	39	–0.359	0.025
ACTH	65	0.284	0.022
UFC	25	–0.372	0.067
DHEAS	36	–0.402	0.015

HOMA-IR, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance; LDL-C, low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; ACTH, adrenocorticotropic hormone; UFC, urinary free cortisol; DHEAS, dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate.