Journal of Human Hypertension

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Epicardial adipose tissue expression of adiponectin is lower in patients with hypertension

E Teijeira-Fernandez, S Eiras, L Grigorian-Shamagian, A Fernandez, B Adrio and J R Gonzalez-Juanatey

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Table 2. Relationship between hypertension, epicardial adipose tissue adiponectin expression and other confounding factors

  Odds ratio (95% CI) P-value
EAT adiponectin mRNA (per a.u.)a 0.828 (0.707–0.971)0.020
Age (per year)1.061 (1.000–1.126)0.048
Gender (female)2.932 (0.886–9.704)0.08
Body mass index (per kg/m2)1.111 (0.954–1.292)0.18
Coronary artery disease0.752 (0.247–2.286)0.62
Heart failure0.587 (0.188–1.828)0.36
Diabetes mellitus0.708 (0.239–2.102)0.53
Triglycerides (per mg/100 ml)1.010 (0.996–1.025)0.17

 Abbreviations: a.u., arbitrary units; CI, confidence interval; EAT, epicardial adipose tissue; GAPDH, glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase.

  R 2 (Cox)=0.183.

  N=101.

a Per GAPDH unit.

 Results of multivariable logistic regression analysis.

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