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Adiponectin levels and its association with hyperglycaemia in adult Filipino participants in the 2003—04 National Nutrition and Health Survey

Elizabeth Paz-Pacheco

Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of the Philippines - Philippine General Hospital, Manila, Philippines

Mary Anne Lim-Abrahan

College of Medicine, University of the Philippines, Manila, Philippines

Rosa Allyn G. Sy

Cardinal Santos Medical Center, San Juan, Metro Manila Philippines

Gabriel V. Jasul

Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of the Philippines - Philippine General Hospital, Manila, Philippines

Cherrie Mae C. Sison

Section of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of the Philippines - Philippine General Hospital, Manila, Philippines, smaemd{at}yahoo.com

Aurora F. Laurel

Medical Research Laboratory, Philippine General Hospital, Manila, Philippines

Our objective was to determine the association of serum adiponectin levels with the presence of IFG or DM in Filipinos. This case control study used sera of adult participants in the Philippines’ NNHeS: 2003—04. Subjects were divided into: normoglycaemic control, impaired fasting glucose, and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Seventy-seven prediabetic and 83 diabetic subjects were included in the prediabetic and diabetic groups, respectively. There was no significant difference in adiponectin values between control and prediabetic subjects. Diabetic subjects had significantly lower mean serum adiponectin levels (10.7 versus 14.2 µg/ml, p=0.0198) compared with age- and BMI-matched control subjects. Diabetic subjects were found most frequently (43.53%) in the lowest tertile (1.6—7.2 µg/ml) and least frequently (20%) in the highest tertile (14—84 µg/ml) of adiponectin values. We conclude that Filipinos with diabetes mellitus had significantly lower adiponectin levels compared with normoglycaemic subjects.

Key Words: adiponectin • diabetes • prediabetes • hyperglycemia • Filipino • NNHeS:2003-2004

Diabetes and Vascular Disease Research, Vol. 6, No. 4, 231-237 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1479164109344933
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