Table 3

Anthropometric and laboratory characteristics of 179 women stratified by the presence or absence of hyperadiponectinemia (≥20 mg/L)BMI, body mass index; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; SMI, skeletal muscle mass index.

HyperadiponectinemiaP values
No (n=142)Yes (n=37)
Adiponectin (mg/L)10.9±4.326.4±6.9<0.001
Age (years)76±880±80.011
Grip strength (kg)20.8±5.317.9±4.90.003
Low grip strength (n, %)47,33.121,56.80.008
Skeletal muscle mass (kg)17.6±2.217.2±1.90.296
SMI (kg/m2)7.9±0.98.0±1.00.416
BMI (kg/m2)23.0±2.920.4±2.8<0.001
Fat mass index (kg/m2)7.8±2.35.5±2.1<0.001
Waist circumference (cm)88.2±8.980.6±8.8<0.001
Leptin (ng/mL)8.5±4.94.8±2.9<0.001
PB glucose (mg/dL)102±3294±180.122
PB insulin (μU/mL)8.8±7.44.8±4.00.001
PB triglycerides (mg/dL)151±8396±41<0.001
Cholesterol (mg/dL)220±33217±280.627
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)62±1372±15<0.001
Leukocytes (103/μL)6.3±1.55.3±1.4<0.001
PAI-1 (ng/mL)26±1219±7<0.001
hsCRP (μg/dL)91±11665±850.037
TNF-α (pg/mL)1.7±1.11.5±0.80.415
  • Mean±SD or n, %.

  • BMI, body mass index; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; hsCRP, high-sensitivity C reactive protein; PAI-1, plasminogen activator-inhibitor-1; PB, postbreakfast; SMI, skeletal muscle mass index; SMI, skeletal muscle mass index.