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Table 4 The association between lung function and serum adiponectin levels adjusted for multiple covariates

From: The association between circulating adiponectin levels, lung function and adiposity in subjects from the general population; data from the Akershus Sleep Apnea Project

	FEV1% of predicted	p	FVC % of predicted	p
	Standardized B (CI)	p	Standardized B (CI)	p
Adiponectin/SD	−0.056 (−2.390, 0.632)	0.254	0.027 (−1.083, 1.956)	0.573
WHR	−0.264 (−58.269, −27.208)	< 0.001	− 0.360 (−76.027, −44.799)	< 0.001
Current smoking	− 0.170 (−8.940, −3.075)	< 0.001	−0.083 (−6.010, − 0.113)	0.042
CRP/SD	− 0.125 (− 3.235, − 0.660)	0.003	−0.103 (− 2.957, − 0.368)	0.012

FEV₁ forced expiratory volume during 1st second, FVC forced vital capacity, CI confidence interval, ADPN adiponectin, SD standard deviation, WHR waist-hip ratio, CRP c-reactive protein

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