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Total and high-molecular-weight adiponectin and risk of incident diabetes in older people.

TitleTotal and high-molecular-weight adiponectin and risk of incident diabetes in older people.
Publication TypeJournal Article
Year of Publication2012
AuthorsKizer, JR, Arnold, AM, Benkeser, D, Ix, JH, Djoussé, L, Zieman, SJ, Barzilay, JI, Tracy, RP, Mantzoros, CS, Siscovick, DS, Mukamal, KJ
JournalDiabetes Care
Volume35
Issue2
Pagination415-23
Date Published2012 Feb
ISSN1935-5548
KeywordsAdiponectin, Aged, Diabetes Mellitus, Female, Humans, Male, Risk Factors
Abstract<p><b>OBJECTIVE: </b>To delineate the associations of total adiponectin, high-molecular-weight (HMW) adiponectin, and the HMW-to-total adiponectin ratio with diabetes in older adults.</p><p><b>RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS: </b>Total and HMW adiponectin were measured in a population-based study of older adults. The relations of total adiponectin, HMW adiponectin, and their ratio with incident diabetes (n = 309) were assessed in 3,802 individuals.</p><p><b>RESULTS: </b>Total and HMW adiponectin were highly correlated (r = 0.94). Analysis using cubic splines revealed that the associations between total and HMW adiponectin and new-onset diabetes were not linear. Specifically, after adjustment for confounders, there were similar inverse relationships for total (hazard ratio per SD 0.49 [95% CI 0.39-0.63]) and HMW adiponectin (0.42 [0.32-0.56]) with diabetes up to values of 20 and 10 mg/L, respectively, above which the associations plateaued. These associations persisted after adjustment for potential mediators (blood pressure, lipids, C-reactive protein, and homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance [HOMA-IR]). There was, however, evidence of interaction by HOMA-IR in the lower range of adiponectin, with stronger inverse associations among insulin-sensitive than insulin-resistant participants. HMW-to-total adiponectin ratio showed a linear adjusted association with outcome, but this was abolished by inclusion of mediating variables.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS: </b>In this older cohort, increasing concentrations of total and HMW adiponectin were associated with comparably lower risks of diabetes, but these associations leveled off with further increases above concentrations of 20 and 10 mg/L, respectively. The more pronounced risk decreases at the lower range among participants without insulin resistance support a role for adiponectin that is independent of baseline hyperinsulinemia, but this will require further investigation.</p>
DOI10.2337/dc11-1519
Alternate JournalDiabetes Care
PubMed ID22148099
PubMed Central IDPMC3263897
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N01-HC-85086 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
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AG-027058 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
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N01-HC-55222 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
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N01-HC-75150 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
N01-HC-85080 / HC / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
R01 HL080295 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
R01 AG020098 / AG / NIA NIH HHS / United States
N01HC75150 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
HL-080295 / HL / NHLBI NIH HHS / United States
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