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Review
. 2014 Jan;28(1):93-106.
doi: 10.1016/j.beem.2013.09.002. Epub 2013 Sep 13.

Adiponectin and the cardiometabolic syndrome: an epidemiological perspective

Tohru Funahashi  1 , Yuji Matsuzawa  2
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Review

Adiponectin and the cardiometabolic syndrome: an epidemiological perspective

Tohru Funahashi et al. Best Pract Res Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2014 Jan.

Abstract

Adiponectin is an adipocyte-derived plasma protein with cardio-vasculo-protective and anti-diabetic properties. Plasma adiponectin levels are low in patients with the cardiometabolic syndrome (a cluster of multiple risk factors based on visceral fat accumulation). Routine measurement of plasma adiponectin may be useful to encourage life-style changes.

Keywords: adipocytokines; adiponectin; visceral fat; visceral fat syndrome.

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