In nondiabetic women, plasma adiponectin is inversely associated with insulin resistance independently of adiposity, suggesting hypoadiponectinemia may predispose to atherosclerosis.
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May inform insulin resistance assessment independent of adiposity; leaves open causal role in atherosclerosis.
Matsubara et al. (2003) studied this question.
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