Higher adiponectin concentrations are associated with reduced metabolic syndrome risk independently of weight status in Brazilian adolescents.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

To evaluate the association between adiponectin concentrations and metabolic syndrome (MetS) risk and to investigate if this association is independent of weight status in adolescents.

Methods

Adiponectin concentrations and MetS risk were assessed in 4546 Brazilian adolescents (12-17 years old) enrolled in The Study of Cardiovascular Risks in Adolescents ("ERICA"), a cross-sectional multicenter study in Brazil. For analyses, adiponectin was categorized in sex and age-specific quartiles and MetS risk was expressed as a continuous score, calculated as the average of the standardized values (z-score) of the five MetS components. Multiple linear regression models were used to investigate the association between the quartiles of adiponectin and MetS risk.

Results

SUBMITTER: Sparrenberger K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6534928 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature