Higher levels of adiponectin in American than in Japanese men despite obesity
Received 3 March 2006; accepted 29 August 2006.
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 (μg/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.
aDepartment of Health Science, Shiga University of Medical Science, Shiga 520-2192, Japan
bGraduate School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA
cDepartment of Medicine, Shiga University of Medical Science, Shiga 520-2192, Japan
dDepartment of Living and Welfare, Kyoto Women's University, Kyoto 605-8501, Japan
eUniversity of Pittsburgh Medical Center, PA 15213, USA
Corresponding author. Department of Health Science, Shiga University of Medical Science, Otsu, Shiga 520-2192, Japan. Tel.: +81 77 548 2191; fax: +81 77 543 9732.
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