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. 2011:33:e2011007.
doi: 10.4178/epih/e2011007. Epub 2011 Aug 20.

Adiponectin is Associated with Impaired Fasting Glucose in the Non-Diabetic Population

Sang Yeun Kim  1 , Sun Ju Lee, Hyoun Kyoung Park, Ji Eun Yun, Myoungsook Lee, Jidong Sung, Sun Ha Jee
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Adiponectin is Associated with Impaired Fasting Glucose in the Non-Diabetic Population

Sang Yeun Kim et al. Epidemiol Health. 2011.

Abstract

Objectives: Adiponectin is strongly associated with diabetes in the Western population. However, whether adiponectin is independently associated with impaired fasting glucose (IFG) in the non-obese population is unknown.

Methods: The serum adiponectin, insulin resistance (IR), and waist circumference (WC) of 27,549 healthy Koreans were measured. Individuals were then classified into tertile groups by gender. IFG was defined as a fasting serum glucose of 100-125 mg/dL without diabetes. IR was calculated using the homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR). The association of adiponectin and IFG was determined using logistic regression analysis.

Results: WC and adiponectin were associated with IFG in both men and women. However, the association of WC with IFG was attenuated in both men and women after adjustment for the HOMA-IR. Adiponectin was still associated with IFG after adjustment for and stratification by HOMA-IR in men and women. Strong combined associations of IR and adiponectin with IFG were observed in men and women. Multivariate adjusted odds ratios (ORs) (95% confidence interval [CI]) among those in the highest tertile of IR and the lowest tertile of adiponectin were 9.8 (7.96 to 12.07) for men and 24.1 (13.86 to 41.94) for women.

Conclusion: These results suggest that adiponectin is strongly associated with IFG, and point to adiponectin as an additional diagnostic biomarker of IFG in the non-diabetic population.

Keywords: Adiponectin; Diabetes; Impaired fasting glucose; Insulin resistance.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare for this study.

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Combined association of insulin resistance (IR) assessed by the homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) and adiponectin levels with impaired fasting glucose (IFG) in men and women, expressed as multivariable adjusted odds ratios (ORs).
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