Independent associations of total and high molecular weight adiponectin with cardiometabolic risk and surrogate markers of enhanced early atherogenesis in black and white patients with rheumatoid arthritis: a cross-sectional study

Table 5 Comparison of extent of effect of total and high molecular weight adiponectin concentrations on blood pressure and surrogate markers of enhanced early atherogenesis between black and white patients with rheumatoid arthritis, in mixed regression models

	Standardized β (SE)
	Black (n = 119)	White (n = 91)	P
Total adiponectin* versus
Systolic blood pressure	0.321 (0.099)	0.146 (0.103)	0.2
Diastolic blood pressure	0.257 (0.099)	0.176 (0.096)	0.5
Mean blood pressure	0.309 (0.098)	0.166 (0.101)	0.3
VCAM-1*	-0.028 (0.109)	0.276 (0.110)	0.05
MCP-1*	-0.029 (0.112)	0.293 (0.105)	0.03
Endothelial activation score	-0.106 (0.107)	0.260 (0.107)	0.01
HMW adiponectin* versus
Systolic blood pressure	0.341 (0.101)	0.119 (0.107)	0.1
Diastolic blood pressure	0.207 (0.103)	0.148 (0.101)	0.6
Mean blood pressure	0.308 (0.089)	0.137 (0.106)	0.2
VCAM-1*	-0.015 (0.112)	0.257 (0.116)	0.09
ICAM-1*	-0.086 (0.118)	0.292 (0.109)	0.02
Endothelial activation score	-0.100 (0.111)	0.260 (0.120)	0.02

Significant associations are shown in bold. *Log transformed. ICAM, Intercellular adhesion molecule; MCP, Monocyte chemoattractant protein; VCAM, Vascular cell adhesion molecule.

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