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Table 2 Levels of adipokines in patients with AS with and without radiographic spinal progression after 2 years

From: Serum levels of leptin and high molecular weight adiponectin are inversely associated with radiographic spinal progression in patients with ankylosing spondylitis: results from the ENRADAS trial

Adipokine

mSASSS progression ≥2 points (n = 29)

No mSASSS progression ≥2 points (n = 91)

P a

Syndesmophyte formation/progression (n = 25)

No new syndesmophyte formation/progression (n = 95)

P a

Baseline

 Leptin, ng/mL

10.5 ± 9.0

16.4 ± 13.7

0.003

10.2 ± 9.6

16.2 ± 13.4

0.003

 APN, μg/mL

10.1 ± 4.8

10.7 ± 4.4

0.366

9.5 ± 3.7

10.8 ± 4.6

0.210

 HMW-APN, μg/mL

4.95 ± 3.52

6.35 ± 4.15

0.045

4.53 ± 2.86

6.40 ± 4.22

0.026

 Lipocalin-2, ng/mL

308.4 ± 424.8

197.1 ± 188.8

0.668

257.9 ± 361.3

215.1 ± 238.9

0.851

 Chemerin, ng/mL

211.5 ± 54.2

222.6 ± 53.6

0.356

223.4 ± 57.8

219 ± 52.9

0.831

 Omentin, ng/mL

455.1 ± 168.3

425.8 ± 131.7

0.477

477.8 ± 164.7

421 ± 132.8

0.122

 Resistin, ng/mL

37.7 ± 27.9

30.4 ± 25.3

0.098

35.6 ± 25.4

31.3 ± 26.2

0.161

 Visfatin, ng/mL

44.7 ± 80.3

42.2 ± 58.9

0.484

39.98 ± 83.4

43.4 ± 58.7

0.151

Year 2

 Leptin, ng/mL

13.4 ± 12.8

17.5 ± 16.0

0.044

11.7 ± 9.8

17.7 ± 16.3

0.032

 APN, μg/mL

9.1 ± 3.8

11.0 ± 5.9

0.129

8.6 ± 3.6

11.1 ± 5.8

0.029

 HMW-APN, μg/mL

5.06 ± 3.31

5.99 ± 3.88

0.185

4.55 ± 2.8

6.08 ± 3.92

0.071

 Lipocalin-2, ng/mL

235 ± 229.3

273 ± 311.1

0.762

194.7 ± 160.3

281.8 ± 316.7

0.613

 Chemerin, ng/mL

216.2 ± 60.3

213 ± 56.7

0.990

218 ± 61.9

212.6 ± 56.4

0.893

 Omentin, ng/mL

444.7 ± 133.6

426.4 ± 134.6

0.359

452 ± 139.9

425.3 ± 132.6

0.268

 Resistin, ng/mL

47.4 ± 84.3

62.4 ± 204.8

0.332

49.8 ± 91

61.1 ± 200.4

0.500

 Visfatin, ng/mL

43.6 ± 70

42.6 ± 62.3

0.627

43.9 ± 75.2

42.6 ± 61.2

0.499

  1. AS ankylosing spondylitis, APN adiponectin, HMW-APN high molecular weight adiponectin, mSASSS modified Stoke Ankylosing Spondylitis Spine Score. aMann-Whitney U test