Table 3 Univariate correlation between plasma HMW adiponectin and other parameters in hemodialysis patients

From: Potential impact of renin–angiotensin system inhibitors and calcium channel blockers on plasma high-molecular-weight adiponectin levels in hemodialysis patients

 

Men

Women

Age

0.128

−0.080

Duration of dialysis

0.233*

0.119

Body mass index

−0.346**

−0.126

Waist circumference

−0.362***

−0.0091

Visceral fat area

−0.487***

−0.311*

Subcutaneous fat area

−0.286**

−0.154

Plasma total adiponectin

0.951***

0.945***

HMW-to-total ratio

0.833***

0.758***

Plasma TNF-α

0.182

0.265

Serum hsCRP

0.018

0.098

Hypertension

0.064

0.105

Diabetes

−0.240*

0.048

Dyslipidemia

−0.347***

−0.388**

Smoking

−0.080

−0.010

Previous CVD

0.116

−0.019

Systolic BP

0.047

−0.041

Pulse pressure

0.039

−0.149

Hemoglobin

−0.065

0.070

Hematocrit

0.002

0.066

Serum total cholesterol

0.001

−0.055

Serum triglycerides

−0.355***

−0.303*

Serum HDL-cholesterol

0.225*

0.259*

Serum LDL-cholesterol

0.086

−0.052

Serum uric acid

−0.280**

−0.029

Serum potassium

0.134

 

Serum calcium

0.121

0.240

Serum phosphate

0.097

−0.047

Serum intact PTH

0.134

−0.037

Serum albumin

−0.068

0.037

Serum urea

−0.073

−0.162

Serum creatinine

−0.206

−0.253

Hemoglobin A1c

−0.145

−0.186

Kt/V urea

0.046

0.278

  1. Abbreviations: BP, blood pressure; CVD, cardiovascular disease; HDL, high-density lipoprotein; HMW, high molecular weight; hsCRP, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein; Kt/V, fractional urea clearance; LDL, low-density lipoprotein; PTH, parathyroid hormone; TNF, tumor necrosis factor.
  2. *P<0.05; **P<0.01; ***P<0.001.
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