Are higher adiponectin levels and lower waist-to-hip ratios associated with better metabolic health in obese and nonobese white individuals?
Adiponectin and peripheral adiposity are key determinants of metabolic health regardless of BMI in white individuals.
Higher ADPN and lower WHRs (higher peripheral adiposity) are associated with better metabolic health in both nonobese and obese white individuals. These results suggest that ADPN and peripheral adiposity play a key role in determining the metabolic health independent of body mass index.
Ahl et al. (Thu,) studied this question.