Hypoadiponectinemia As an Independent Predictor for the Progression of Carotid Atherosclerosis: A 5-Year Prospective Study | Zendy

Elaine Hui | Zendy; Aimin Xu | Zendy; Wing-Sun Chow | Zendy; ChiHo Lee | Zendy; Carol Ho-Yan Fong | Zendy; S. Cheung | Zendy; HungFat Tse | Zendy; MingTak Chau | Zendy; Bernard M.Y. Cheung | Zendy; Karen S.L. Lam | Zendy

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Hypoadiponectinemia As an Independent Predictor for the Progression of Carotid Atherosclerosis: A 5-Year Prospective Study

Author(s) -

Elaine Hui,

Aimin Xu,

Wing-Sun Chow,

ChiHo Lee,

Carol Ho-Yan Fong,

S. Cheung,

HungFat Tse,

MingTak Chau,

Bernard M.Y. Cheung,

Karen S.L. Lam

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

metabolic syndrome and related disorders

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.598

H-Index - 45

eISSN - 1557-8518

pISSN - 1540-4196

DOI - 10.1089/met.2014.0024

Subject(s) - medicine , adiponectin , interquartile range , diabetes mellitus , body mass index , prospective cohort study , intima media thickness , cardiology , population , risk factor , endocrinology , carotid arteries , insulin resistance , obesity , environmental health

Hypoadiponectinemia predicts the development of diabetes and hypertension, both being potent atherosclerotic risk factors. Whether adiponectin predicts the progression of early atherosclerosis remains unclear. In this 5-year prospective study, we examined the relationship between serum adiponectin and carotid intima media thickness (CIMT), a marker of subclinical atherosclerosis.

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