Despite decades of unequivocal evidence that waist circumference provides both
independent and additive information to BMI for predicting morbidity and risk of death, this …

Familial hypercholesterolaemia (FH) is a dominantly inherited disorder present from birth that
markedly elevates plasma low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol and causes premature …

Findings from epidemiological studies over the past 30 years have shown that visceral
adipose tissue, accurately measured by CT or MRI, is an independent risk marker of …

Adiponectin (Ad) is a hormone secreted by adipocytes that regulates energy homeostasis
and glucose and lipid metabolism. However, the signaling pathways that mediate the …

… Spearman’s correlation coefficient was used to estimate linear relationships between
variables. A regression model was fitted to determine the relation between plasma adiponectin …

… We sought to identify new adipocytokine(s) that are preferentially produced by human
abdominal visceral fat, the accumulation of which has been linked to metabolic syndrome (10–12). …

Adiponectin is a novel, adipose-specific protein abundantly present in the circulation, and it
has antiatherogenic properties. We analyzed the plasma adiponectin concentrations in age- …

Background—Among the many adipocyte-derived endocrine factors, we recently found an
adipocyte-specific secretory protein, adiponectin, which was decreased in obesity. Although …

Background—Among the many adipocyte-derived endocrine factors, we found an adipocyte-derived
plasma protein, adiponectin, that was decreased in obesity. We recently …

Background—Excessive lipid accumulation in macrophages plays an important role in the
development of atherosclerosis. Recently, we discovered an adipocyte-specific plasma protein…