Adiponectin (μg/ml) | 6.4 (2.7) | 6.8 (3.7) | 11.3 (5.9)**†† | 12.8 (4.3)**†† |
Men | 6.0 (2.5) | 5.6 (2.7) | 8.4 (4.2)*† | 10.4 (3.6)**†† |
Women | 8.0 (3.0) | 12.4 (2.6) | 15.9 (5.4)** | 15.6 (3.2)** |
Total cholesterol (mmol/l) | 4.95 (1.09) | 4.64 (1.07) | 4.80 (1.09) | 5.41 (0.85) |
Triglyceride (mmol/l) | 1.33 (0.80) | 1.33 (1.06) | 1.44 (0.91) | 0.91 (0.60) |
LDL cholesterol (mmol/l) | 3.30 (0.93) | 3.09 (0.97) | 3.11 (0.88) | 3.20 (0.70) |
HDL cholesterol (mmol/l) | 1.04 (0.27) | 0.94 (0.29) | 1.03 (0.25) | 1.79 (0.57)**††‡ |
LDL particle size (nm) | 25.2 (0.6) | 25.4 (0.5) | 25.6 (0.6) | 25.9 (0.5)** |
Fasting glucose (mmol/l) | 9.66 (4.60) | 7.31 (3.05) | 6.13 (1.43)** | 5.75 (1.14)** |