title: [Adiponectin and low cardiometabolic risk in obese women].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To investigate the association between elevated levels of plasmatic adiponectin (AdipoQ) and low cardiometabolic risk (CMR) in obese women (O(b)W).
  
  
  METHODS
  Case-control study, matched by age, of 306 O(b)W, BMI > 30 kg/m², with 66 cases (21.6%) - all non-hypertensive, normolipidemic, and non-diabetic - conducted in SUS (Brazil's Public Health System) outpatient referral services for obesity in the City of Salvador, Brazil. Secondary data were collected from medical records; primary and complementary data were obtained from a clinical pathology laboratory. Values of AdipoQ > 10.00 µg/ml (> 3(rd) quartile) were considered elevated. Descriptive, bivariate, and conditional logistic regression analyses were performed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  A statistically significant positive association between low CMR and AdipoQ > 10.00 µg/ml in physically active (AOR = 5.1; CI95%: 1.8-14.3), non-smoking (AOR = 3.6;CI95%: 1.6-8.4) O(b)W was found.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study suggests that physically active, non-smoking O(b)W, with higher AdipoQ levels, present greater chances of a low CMR. It becomes important to reinforce encouragement of the adoption of healthy behaviors, by means of public policies.
authors.affiliation: Escola de Nutrição, Universidade Federal da Bahia, Salvador, BA, Brasil.
authors.forename: Maria Cecilia
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Costa
authors.forename: Luciara Leite
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Brito
authors.forename: Paulo José Bastos
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Barbosa
authors.forename: Ines
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Lessa
mesh_terms: D052242:Adiponectin / Q000097:blood*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001786:Blood Glucose / Q000032:analysis; D015992:Body Mass Index; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000097:blood*; D008875:Middle Aged; D009765:Obesity / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D052242:Adiponectin; D001786:Blood Glucose