Association of Adiponectin with Adolescent Cardiovascular Health in a Dietary Intervention Study Johanna M. Jaakkola, PhD, Katja Pahkala, PhD, Marika Viitala, MSc, Tapani Rönnemaa, MD, PhD, Jorma Viikari, MD, PhD, Harri Niinikoski, MD, PhD, Hanna Lagström, PhD, Antti Jula, MD, PhD, Olli Simell, MD, PhD, Olli Raitakari, MD, PhD The Journal of Pediatrics Volume 167, Issue 2, Pages 353-360.e1 (August 2015) DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.04.044 Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions
Figure Median BMI in females and males between ages 2 and 20 years in adiponectin tertile groups assessed at the age of 15 years. The dotted line indicates BMI cut-off point for overweight.19 Adiponectin was classified according to sex-specific tertiles. In the lowest tertile, adiponectin values for females were ≤9.6 μg/mL, in the middle tertile >9.6-<13.4 μg/mL, and in the highest tertile ≥13.4 μg/mL. For males, the values were ≤7.1, >7.1-<9.9, and ≥9.9 μg/mL, respectively. The Journal of Pediatrics 2015 167, 353-360.e1DOI: (10.1016/j.jpeds.2015.04.044) Copyright © 2015 Elsevier Inc. Terms and Conditions