Open AccessHypoadiponectinemia As an Independent Predictor for the Progression of Carotid Atherosclerosis: A 5-Year Prospective Study
Author(s) -
Elaine Hui,
Aimin Xu,
Wing-Sun Chow,
Chi H. Lee,
Carol Ho Yi Fong,
Stephen Cheung,
HungFat Tse,
MT Chau,
Bernard M Y Cheung,
Karen Siu Ling 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.