Relation of Adiponectin to Glucose Tolerance Status, Adiposity, and Cardiovascular Risk Factor Load

Table 2

Correlations.

	Circulating adiponectin
Age	𝑟-value	0.295(**)
	𝑃 value	0.002
BMI	𝑟-value	−0.008
	𝑃 value	0.931
AST	𝑟-value	−0.279(**)
	𝑃 value	0.004
ALT	𝑟-value	−0.348(**)
	𝑃 value	0.0001
HDL-cholesterol	𝑟-value	0.418(**)
	𝑃 value	0.0001
LDL-cholesterol	𝑟-value	0.128
	𝑃 value	0.206
Triglycerides	𝑟-value	−0.453(**)
	𝑃 value	0.0001
Hs-CRP	𝑟-value	−0.169
	𝑃 value	0.085
Fasting glucose	𝑟-value	−0.375(**)
	𝑃 value	0.0001
HbA1C	𝑟-value	−0.328(**)
	𝑃 value	0.001
Fasting insulin	𝑟-value	−0.537(**)
	𝑃 value	0.0001
HOMA-IR	𝑟-value	−0.623(**)
	𝑃 value	0.0001

**Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level (2-tailed).