Table 5

Features of elderly women with hyperadiponectinemia

HyperadiponectinemiaP values
YesNo
n=34n=142
Age (years)80.1±7.275.9±8.20.007
Height (cm)146.3±6.7149.4±5.70.007
Weight (kg)43.7±6.451.2±7.3<0.001
BMI (kg/m2)20.4±2.922.9±2.8<0.001
FMI (kg/m2)5.6±2.17.8±2.2<0.001
SMI (kg/m2)5.5±0.65.8±0.70.007
Waist circumference (cm)80.7±8.987.8±8.8<0.001
Fat mass (kg)11.8±4.517.3±5.1<0.001
Skeletal muscle mass (kg)11.7±1.813.0±2.10.001
Grip strength (kg)17.4±4.620.5±4.90.002
Low grip strength (n, %)21, 61.850, 35.20.006
Low SMI (n, %)23, 67.664, 45.10.023
Sarcopenia (n, %)15, 44.130, 21.10.011
PB glucose (mg/dL)92±17101±320.109
PB insulin (μU/mL)4.9±4.28.8±7.40.001
PB triglycerides (mg/dL)96±43149±80<0.001
Cholesterol (mg/dL)215±29219±330.586
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)72±1561±13<0.001
Leptin (ng/mL)4.9±3.08.4±4.8<0.001
Adiponectin (mg/L)26.6±7.211.0±4.3<0.001
Leucocytes (109/L)5.3±1.46.3±1.60.001
hsCRP (μg/dL)66±8890±1160.257
TNF-α (pg/mL)1.6±0.71.7±1.10.570
Red blood cells (1012/L)399±38428±33<0.001
Hemoglobin (g/L)122±11130±100.001
Hematocrit (%)39.0±3.441.2±3.2<0.001
Albumin (g/dL)4.3±0.34.4±0.20.184
Iron (μg/dL)90±2894±270.440
Copper (μg/dL)110±16109±150.876
Zinc (μg/dL)77±1277±110.916
Transthyretin (mg/dL)26±427±50.049
Creatinine (mg/dL)0.70±0.190.68±0.150.567
eGFR (mL/min/1.73 m2)64±1465±130.600
Anemia (n, %)13 38.223 16.20.008
CKD G3b (n, %)4 11.88 5.60.250
  • Mean±SD or n, %.

  • BMI, body mass index; CKD, chronic kidney disease; FMI, fat mass index; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; PAI-1, plasminogen activator-inhibitor-1; PB, post-breakfast; RBC, red blood cells; SMI, skeletal muscle mass index; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor-alpha; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; hsCRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein.