Open AccessAdiponectin and Risk of Coronary Heart Disease in Older Men and Women
Author(s) -
Jorge R. Kizer,
Joshua I. Barzilay,
Lewis H. Kuller,
John S. Gottdiener
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism/journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206
H-Index - 353
eISSN - 1945-7197
pISSN - 0021-972X
DOI - 10.1210/jc.2008-0640
Subject(s) - medicine , adiponectin , myocardial infarction , odds ratio , cardiology , population , dyslipidemia , insulin resistance , disease , obesity , environmental health
Despite established insulin-sensitizing and antiatherogenic preclinical effects, epidemiological investigations of adiponectin have yielded conflicting findings, and its relationship with coronary heart disease (CHD) remains uncertain.