title: High adiponectin levels in lean Arab women compared to Asian women.
abstract: Adiponectin has been recognized as a potent regulator of metabolism possessing anti-inflammatory and anti-atherogenic functions and inversely associated with increasing incidents of type 2 diabetes and obesity. In this study, we investigated the changes in adiponectin level of 193 Arab and 132 Asian women were compared. Overall, Arab women had statistically significant higher levels of adiponectin 17.84 (1.047) μg/mL than Asians 12.87 (1.049) μg/mL. In conclusion, our data demonstrates that Arab women poses high adiponectin level compared to Asians and the protective role of adiponectin in Arab women against metabolic disorders requires further attention.
authors.affiliation: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Unit, Dasman Diabetes Institute, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Abu-Farha
authors.affiliation: Dasman Diabetes Institute, Kuwait City, Kuwait.
authors.forename: Kazem
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Behbehani
authors.affiliation: Clinical Epidemiology, Sidra Medical and Research Center, 26999, Doha, Qatar.
authors.forename: Naser
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Elkum
keywords: Adiponectin; Arab; Asian; BMI; Ethnicity; Obesity