Distribution of population-clustered T2DM risk factors according to quartiles of adiponectin
| Groups according to T2DM risk factors | Adiponectin | χ2 | P value | |||
| Quartile 1 | Quartile 2 | Quartile 3 | Quartile 4 | |||
| Number of risk factors, n (%) | ||||||
| 0 | 76 (10.68) | 160 (22.47) | 227 (31.88) | 249 (34.97) | 306.52 | <0.001 |
| 1 | 212 (18.14) | 313 (26.77) | 301 (25.75) | 343 (29.34) | ||
| 2 | 474 (36.90) | 322 (26.44) | 264 (21.22) | 194 (15.44) | ||
| 3 | 92 (40.18) | 61 (26.64) | 47 (20.52) | 29 (12.66) | ||
T2DM risk factors including obesity, hypertension and dyslipidaemia.
P values were for the χ2 analyses across the groups. Significant p-values (p < 0.05) were in bold.
T2DM, type 2 diabetes mellitus.