Association of Serum Adiponectin with Intima Media Thickness of Dorsalis Pedis Artery and Macroangiopathy in Type 2 Diabetes

Table 2

Comparison of serum adiponectin levels after sex and BMI stratification.

Cohort	Normal control (NC group, )	Diabetes without macroangiopathy (NM group, )	Diabetes with macroangiopathy (MA group, )	value
Overall	(40)	(90)	(83)^#	<0.001
Sex
Male	(18)	(44)	(38)^#	<0.001
Female	(22)	(46)	(45)^#†	<0.001
value	0.052	0.508	0.001
BMI
Normal BMI	(31)	(41)	(35)^#	<0.001
Overweight or obese	(9)^‡	(49)^‡	(48)^#‡	<0.001
P value	0.023	0.011	0.042

Significantly different from the NC group. ^#Significantly different from the NM group. ^†Significantly different from the male group. ^‡Significantly different from the normal BMI group. BMI: body mass index. Measurement data are presented as or median (with interquartile ranges). The unit of the concentrations of serum adiponectin: mg/L.