Plasma Adiponectin and Its Correlation with Carotid Intima-Media Thickness in Obesity and in Type 2 Diabetes and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

Table 2

Comparison of CIMT and adiponectin regarding sex, obesity, and diabetes within the whole sample n = 200.

Variable	CIMT	value	Adiponectin	value
Sex
Male	0.1 ± 0.03	0.643	31.2 ± 17.9	0.818
Female	0.1 ± 0.03		31.9 ± 17.8
BMI
Obese	0.11 ± 0.03	<0.001	26.4 ± 18.4	<0.001
Nonobese	0.09 ± 0.03		36.6 ± 15.7
DM
Diabetic	0.11 ± 0.03	<0.001	20.8 ± 10.4	<0.001
Nondiabetic	0.09 ± 0.02		42.3 ± 17.2

BMI, body mass index; DM, diabetes mellitus.