title: Higher levels of adiponectin in American than in Japanese men despite obesity.
abstract: Levels of adiponectin are inversely associated with obesity levels. We examined the levels of adiponectin in American (n = 98) and Japanese (n = 92) men aged 40 to 49 years. Contrary to our expectations, the American men had higher levels of adiponectin than the Japanese men (13.3 +/- 5.8 vs 7.3 +/- 4.2 (microg/mL) despite higher levels of obesity. Smaller areas of visceral adipose tissue in American than in Japanese men may have resulted in the higher levels of adiponectin.
authors.affiliation: Department of Health Science, Shiga University of Medical Science, Shiga 520-2192, Japan. kadowaki@belle.shiga-med.ac.jp
authors.forename: Takashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kadowaki
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sekikawa
authors.forename: Tomonori
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okamura
authors.forename: Tomoko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takamiya
authors.forename: Atsunori
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kashiwagi
authors.forename: Wahid R
authors.initials: WR
authors.lastname: Zaky
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Maegawa
authors.forename: Aiman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: El-Saed
authors.forename: Yasuyuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Rhobert W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Edmundowicz
authors.forename: Yoshikuni
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kita
authors.forename: Lewis H
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Kuller
authors.forename: Hirotsugu
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Ueshima
mesh_terms: D052242:Adiponectin / Q000097:blood*; D000328:Adult; D044466:Asian People; D006801:Humans; D050152:Intra-Abdominal Fat / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000378:metabolism; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000097:blood*; D044465:White People
chemical_list: D052242:Adiponectin