Hyperthyroidism-Associated Insulin Resistance Is Not Mediated by Adiponectin Levels

Table 2

Comparisons of BMI-adjusted plasma adiponectin concentration, insulin concentration, and HOMA-IR value among the control and hyperthyroid groups before and after treatment.

	Control (n = 19)	Hyperthyroid
		Pretreatment (n = 19)	Posttreatment (n = 19)
Adiponectin/BMI	0.30 ± 0.02	0.28 ± 0.05	0.32 ± 0.04
Insulin/BMI*	0.33 ± 0.04	0.43 ± 0.05	0.26 ± 0.03
HOMA-IR/BMI*	0.07 ± 0.01	0.10 ± 0.01	0.06 ± 0.01

Data are mean ± SEM. Comparisons among three groups were made by one-way analysis of variance. ^∗𝑃<.05. Post-hoc test by Bonferroni; Insulin/BMI: pretreatment versus posttreatment, 𝑃=.010. HOMA-IR/BMI: pretreatment versus posttreatment, 𝑃=.005.