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Table 3 Comparison of adiponectin levels between the non-obesity and the obesity groups by each sex

From: High-molecular-weight adiponectin and anthropometric variables among elementary schoolchildren: a population-based cross-sectional study in Japan

 

Boys

Girls

 

Non-obesity

Obesity

Pvaluea

Non-obesity

Obesity

Pvaluea

 

(n = 814)

(n = 32)

(n = 792)

(n = 16)

 

HMW-adn (μg/mL)

2.70

1.99

<0.001

2.88

1.45

<0.001

T-adn (μg/mL)

6.18

4.78

<0.001

6.54

4.45

<0.001

HMW-adn/T-adn

0.44

0.38

<0.001

0.44

0.31

<0.001

  1. HMW-adn: High molecular weight adiponectin, T-adn: Total adiponectin, HMW- adn/T-adn: The ratio of HMW-adn to T-adn.
  2. Values are median.
  3. Obesity was defined by the criteria of the International Obesity Task Force.
  4. aWilcoxon rank-sum test.
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BMC Pediatrics

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