Adiponectin is associated with insulin sensitivity in white European men but not black African men.

Olah Hakim Oluwatoyosi Bello Meera LadwaFariba Shojaee-MoradieNicola JacksonJanet L Peacock A Margot UmplebyGeoffrey Charles-EdwardsStephanie A Amiel Louise M Goff

Published in: Diabetic medicine : a journal of the British Diabetic Association (2021)

While adiponectin is lower in black African men, its insulin sensitising effects may be greater in white men suggesting that the role of adipokines in the development of type 2 diabetes may differ by ethnicity.

Keyphrases

middle aged
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
insulin resistance
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle