title: Association of adiponectin and amino terminal proBNP in peripheral arterial disease.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The aim of the present study was to investigate the relationship of adiponectin, a novel adipocytokine, and amino terminal proBNP (NT-proBNP) in patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD).
  
  
  METHODS
  Serum concentrations of adiponectin and NT-proBNP were measured in 487 patients with symptomatic PAD from the Linz Peripheral Arterial Disease (LIPAD) study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Correlation analysis revealed an association of adiponectin and NT-proBNP (r, +0.47; p<0.001). Even after adjustment for age, sex, body mass index, diabetes mellitus, smoking, arterial hypertension, estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR), fasting glucose, LDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, triglycerides, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, and total homocysteine the relationship of adiponectin and NT-proBNP remained significant (r, +0.35; p<0.001). Furthermore, a subgroup analysis of patients with first manifestation of symptomatic PAD (n=287) demonstrated that disease severity (classified by Fontaine stages) was positively related to adiponectin (r, +0.13; p=0.003) and NT-proBNP (r, +0.28; p<0.001).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Adiponectin was positively associated with NT-proBNP in symptomatic atherosclerotic PAD, independent of traditional and non-traditional risk factors. Moreover, adiponectin and NT-proBNP were related to disease severity, indicating a possible role for assessment of future morbidity and mortality in patients with PAD.
authors.affiliation: Department of Laboratory Medicine, Konventhospital Barmherzige Brueder Linz, and Department of Applied System Sciences and Statistics, University of Linz, Austria.
authors.forename: Benjamin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dieplinger
authors.forename: Werner
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Poelz
authors.forename: Meinhard
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Haltmayer
authors.forename: Thomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mueller
mesh_terms: D052242:Adiponectin / Q000097:blood*; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / Q000097:blood*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000097:blood*; D016491:Peripheral Vascular Diseases / Q000097:blood* / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D052242:Adiponectin; D010446:Peptide Fragments; C109794:pro-brain natriuretic peptide (1-76); D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain