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 6 Relations of total and high- molecular weight adiponectin concentrations with surrogate markers of enhanced early atherogenesis after further adjustment for the number of metabolic risk factors* and smoking in white patients with rheumatoid arthritis

Association	Partial R	P
Total adiponectin^† versus
VCAM-1^†	0.272	0.01
MCP-1^†	0.261	0.01
Endothelial activation score	0.235	0.03
HMW adiponectin^† versus
VCAM-1^†	0.235	0.03
ICAM-1^†	0.259	0.01
Endothelial activation score	0.221	0.04

Significant associations are shown in bold. *Metabolic risk factors that were forced into the models included MetS defined reduced high density lipoprotein cholesterol and elevated triglycerides, blood pressure and glucose. ^†Log transformed. ICAM, Intercellular adhesion molecule; MCP, Monocyte chemoattractant protein; VCAM, Vascular cell adhesion molecule.

ISSN: 1478-6362