Adipsin Is Associated with Multiple Sclerosis: A Follow-Up Study of Adipokines

Table 4

Observed associations between the levels of adipsin and clinical and MRI parameters (Pearson’s correlation coefficient ( value)).

Parameters		Basic model	Adjusted for age	Adjusted for age and gender	Adjusted for age, gender, and subtype
EDSS	CDMS	0.506 (<0.0001)	0.387 (0.003)	0.376 (0.004)	0.280 (0.036)
	RRMS	0.542 (0.002)	0.570 (0.001)	0.569 (0.002)	—
T1 lesion volume	RRMS	0.410 (0.034)	0.402 (0.042)	0.407 (0.043)	—
FLAIR lesion volume	RRMS	0.601 (0.001)	0.596 (0.001)	0.596 (0.002)	—
T1 lesion volume	RRMS	0.582 (0.003)	0.582 (0.004)	0.583 (0.004)	—

CDMS: clinically definite MS, RRMS: relapsing-remitting MS, EDSS: expanded disability status scale, and FLAIR: fluid attenuation inversion recovery.