Table 3 Correlation coefficients between adiponectin, resistin and selected parameters related to metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance

BMI Z-scores

−0.117

−0.143

−0.236

0.072

0.154

0.139

−0.339*

−0.455*

−0.243^*

−0.487*

0.032

0.054

0.216^*

−0.066

Waist

−0.121

-

−0.135

0.092

-

0.226

−0.3^*

−0.454*

-

−0451^*

0.035

0.081

-

−0.176

Systolic B.P.

−0.064

0.029

0.003

0.049

0.206^*

0.289^*

−0.213^*

−0.206^*

0.071

−0.303^*

−0.231^*

0.008

0.098

−0.156

Diastolic B.P.

−0.053

0.132

0.114

0.153

0.182*

0.126

−0.043

0.184*

0.005

0.229

−0.024

−0.006

−0.051

0.026

HDL-C

0.25^*

0.417*

0.284^*

−0.05

−0.157

−0.164

0.346*

0.389*

0.260^*

0.282

0.013

−0.032

−0.083

−0.210

TG

−0.166

−0.215^*

−0.347^*

0.085

0.182^*

0.253

−0.24^*

−0.27^*

−0.087

0.013

−0.082

−0.003

0.098

0.079

Insulin

−0.143

−0.088

−0.188

−0.001

0.122

0.147

−0.179

−0.394*

−0.196^*

−0.475*

−0.094

0.049

0.088

−0.228

HOMA-IR

−0.157

−0.078

−0.207

−0.003

0.126

0.131

−0.189

−0.389*

−0.176

−0.471*

−0.116

0.028

0.110

−0.263

Females

Japan

Italy

USA

Japan

Italy

USA

Japan

Thailand

Italy

USA

Japan

Thailand

Italy

USA

BMI Z-scores

−0.196^*

−0.196^*

−0.498*

0.095

0.228^*

0.224

−0.486*

−0.478*

−0.047

−0.303^*

−0.018

0.289*

0.143

0.115

Waist

−0.263⁺

-

−0.483*

−0.003

-

0.174

−0.45*

−0.501*

-

−0.163

0.002

0.14

-

0.043

Systolic B.P.

−0.017

−0.023

−0.361^*

0.209^*

0.241^*

−0.023

−0.232^*

−0.384*

0.018

−0.011

−0.044

0.206^*

0.165

0.031

Diastolic B.P.

0.224*

−0.031

−0.051

0.126

0.177

−0.165

−0.161

−0.136

−0146

−0.125

−0.027

0.106

0.123

0.047

HDL-C

0.234^*

0.352*

0.213

0.106

−0.102

−0.049

0.293^*

0.274^*

0.113

0.414^*

−0.069

−0.075

−0.166

0.100

TG

−0.207^*

−0.105

0.014

−0.100

0.16

−0.162

−0.265^*

−0.136

−0.2^*

−0.02

0.09

0.007

0.073

0.025

Insulin

−0.239^*

−0.212^*

−0.33^*

0.001

0.268^*

−0.044

−0.386*

−0.478*

−0.217^*

−0.076

0.133

0.112

0.106

−0.079

HOMA-IR

−0.247^*

−0.199^*

−0.346^*

0.015

0.256^*

0.001

−0.397*

−0.475*

−0.227^*

−0.067

0.155

0.125

0.103

−0.117