title: Inverse correlation between adiponectin and the risk of metabolic syndrome in middle-aged Japanese male workers.
abstract: Despite a close association between adiponectin and both hypertension and type 2 diabetes, the relationship between adiponectin and metabolic syndrome has not yet been well-investigated. To examine and evaluate the association between serum adiponectin levels and metabolic syndrome based on Japanese diagnostic criteria, we analyzed adiponectin and anthropometric parameters in 869 male employees aged 40-59 who belonged to a health insurance society in Fukuoka Prefecture and who underwent annual health check-ups from August 2006 to July 2007. Two hundred and thirty-two of the 869 subjects (26.7%) were diagnosed with metabolic syndrome. The serum adiponectin levels were significantly higher in the non-metabolic syndrome group. In a multiple logistic regression analysis, the subjects in the top quartile of serum adiponectin (adjusted odds ratio:0.36;95% confidence interval:0.21-0.63) and the second (adjusted odds ratio:0.51;95% confidence interval:0.31-0.84) quartile had a significantly decreased risk for metabolic syndrome in comparison to the bottom quartile. The dose-response relationship between serum adiponectin levels and metabolic syndrome was significant (p for trend 0.0001) after adjusting for age, body mass index, smoking status, and drinking status. The current findings suggest that hypoadiponectinemia is inversely correlated with the risk of metabolic syndrome in middle-aged Japanese male workers.
authors.affiliation: Department of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, School of Medicine, Fukuoka University, Fukuoka, Japan. taniyan@cis.fukuoka-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Shinichi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanihara
authors.forename: Takuya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Imatoh
authors.forename: Yoshito
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Momose
authors.forename: Motonobu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miyazaki
authors.forename: Hiroshi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Une
mesh_terms: D052242:Adiponectin / Q000097:blood*; D000328:Adult; D000886:Anthropometry; D044466:Asian People; D004651:Employment; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000097:blood*; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D013223:Statistics as Topic
chemical_list: D052242:Adiponectin