Lower adiponectin is associated with higher anthropometry and insulin resistance but not with low cardiorespiratory fitness in adolescents.
Maiara Cristina TadiottoPatricia Ribeiro Paes CorazzaFrancisco José de Menezes-JuniorTatiana Aparecida Affornali TozoMaria de Fatima Aguiar LopesWendell Arthur LopesL R SilvaJ PizziJorge Augusto Pinto da Silva MotaNeiva LeitePublished in: Journal of endocrinological investigation (2023)
The LAC group had higher means in the anthropometric variables and the worst results related to insulin resistance and sensitivity. Thus, adiponectin may play an important role in obesity and reduced concentration may be a factor in the development of obesity-associated morbidities.