Increased Adiponectin Levels are Associated with Higher Radiographic Scores in the Knee Joint, but not in the Hand Joint: The Dong-gu Study

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haimuzi Xu ◽  
Ji-Hyoun Kang ◽  
Sung-Eun Choi ◽  
Dong-Jin Park ◽  
Sun-Seog Kweon ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: Several studies have evaluated the association between the serum adiponectin level and knee and hand osteoarthritis (OA); mixed results have been reported. We investigated the relationship between OA and the serum adiponectin level according to the radiographic features of knee and hand OA.Methods: A total of 2,402 subjects was recruited from the Dong-gu Study. Baseline characteristics were collected via a questionnaire, and X-rays of knee and hand joints were scored using a semi-quantitative grading system. The relationship between the serum adiponectin level and radiographic severity was evaluated by linear regression analysis.Results: Subjects in the higher serum adiponectin level tertiles were older and had a lower body mass index (BMI) than those in the lower tertiles. Regarding knee joint scores, the serum adiponectin level was positively associated with the total score (P < 0.001), osteophyte score (P = 0.003), and joint space narrowing (JSN) score (P < 0.001) after adjustment for age, gender, BMI, smoking, alcohol consumption, education, and physical activity. In terms of hand joint scores, no association was found between the serum adiponectin level and the total score, osteophyte score, JSN score, subchondral cyst score, sclerosis score, erosion score, or malalignment score after the above-mentioned adjustments.Conclusion: An increased serum adiponectin level was associated with a higher radiographic score in the knee joint, but not in the hand joint, suggesting the involvement of different pathophysiologic mechanisms in the development of OA between those joints.

2020 ◽  
Vol 79 (Suppl 1) ◽  
pp. 1740.1-1740
Author(s):  
J. H. Kang ◽  
S. E. Choi ◽  
H. Xu ◽  
D. J. Park ◽  
S. S. Lee

Background:Several studies have evaluated the association between serum adiponectin levels and knee and hand osteoarthritis (OA), with mixed results.Objectives:The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between OA and serum adiponectin levels according to the radiographic features of knee and hand OA.Methods:A total of 2,402 subjects were recruited from the Dong-gu Study. Baseline characteristics were collected via a questionnaire, and X-rays of knee and hand joints were scored by a semi-quantitative grading system. The relationship between serum adiponectin levels and radiographic severity was evaluated by linear regression analysis.Results:Subjects with higher tertiles of serum adiponectin were older and had a lower body mass index than those with lower tertiles. In the knee joint scores, serum adiponectin levels were positively associated with the total score (P<0.001), osteophyte score (P=0.003), and joint space narrowing (JSN) score (P<0.001) among the three tertiles after adjustment for age, sex, body mass index, smoking, alcohol consumption, education, and physical activity. In the hand joint scores, no association was found between serum adiponectin levels and the total score, osteophyte score, JSN score, subchondral cyst score, sclerosis score, erosion score, and malalignment score among the three tertiles after adjustment.Conclusion:In this study, we found that increased adiponectin levels were associated with higher radiographic scores in the knee joint, but not in the hand joint, suggesting different pathophysiologic mechanisms in the development of OA.Disclosure of Interests:None declared


2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Haimuzi Xu ◽  
Ji-Hyoun Kang ◽  
Sung-Eun Choi ◽  
Dong-Jin Park ◽  
Sun-Seog Kweon ◽  
...  

AbstractSeveral studies have evaluated the association between serum adiponectin levels and knee and hand osteoarthritis (OA); mixed results have been reported. We investigated the relationship between OA and serum adiponectin levels according to the radiographic features of knee and hand OA. A total of 2402 subjects was recruited from the Dong-gu Study. Baseline characteristics were collected via a questionnaire, and X-rays of knee and hand joints were scored using a semi-quantitative grading system. The relationship between serum adiponectin levels and radiographic severity was evaluated by linear and logistic regression analysis. Subjects in the higher serum adiponectin levels tertiles were older and had a lower body mass index (BMI) than those in the lower tertiles. Regarding knee joint scores, serum adiponectin levels was positively associated with the total (P < 0.001), osteophyte (P = 0.003), and joint space narrowing (JSN) scores (P < 0.001) after adjustment for age, sex, BMI, smoking, alcohol consumption, education, and physical activity. In terms of hand joint scores, no association was found between serum adiponectin levels and the total, osteophyte, JSN, subchondral cyst, sclerosis, erosion, or malalignment score after the above-mentioned adjustments. Similarly, subjects with serum adiponectin levels above the median had higher total radiographic scores in the knee joints, but not in the hand joints, after adjustment. An increased serum adiponectin levels was associated with a higher radiographic score in the knee joint, but not in the hand joint, suggesting the involvement of different pathophysiologic mechanisms in the development of OA between those joints.


2011 ◽  
Vol 57 (6) ◽  
pp. 9-14
Author(s):  
V A Peterkova ◽  
A V Kosygina ◽  
O V Vasiukova

The objective of this work was to study the relationship between the serum adiponectin level on the one hand, and the age, stage of sexual development and main anthropometric characteristics of children and adolescents depending on the degree of obesity, the presence or absence of metabolic disorders on the other hand. A total of 111 children and adolescents at the age from 2.5 to 17.9 years were available for the examination including 56 presenting with "simple" constitutional exogenous obesity, 12 overweight patients, and 43 with normal body weight. The concentration of adiponectin in the serum of obese children and adolescents was lower than in those with normal body weight (p=0.009). The highest adiponectin level was documented in prepubertal children; it decreased progressively in the course of sexual development and negatively correlated with BMI, waist circumference---???---(WC), and BMI SDS. The children presenting with obesity complicated by insulin resistance, the serum adiponectin level was lower than in those having normal and stimulated immunoreactive insulin concentrations, HOMA-IR and Matsuda's ISI indices. The study revealed the relationship between serum adiponectin levels, concentrations of high density lipoprotein cholesterol and triglycerides. The data obtained give reason to conjecture that the reduction of serum adiponectin level may be a link connecting obesity, insulin resistance, and atherogenic changed in the serum developing as early as the childhood that can be used as an additional biomarker for the identification of a group of children and adolescents at high risk of complications associated with obesity.


Author(s):  
Walaa H. Foula ◽  
Rana H. Emara ◽  
Mona K. Eldeeb ◽  
Samiha A. Mokhtar ◽  
Fikrat A. El-Sahn

Abstract Background Obesity has emerged as a public health crisis in many populations including Egypt. Adipose tissue produces a number of adipokines, one of them is adiponectin which has attracted much attention because of its antidiabetic and antiatherogenic effects. Objective To determine the effect of a weight loss program on serum adiponectin level and insulin resistance among overweight and obese adult premenopausal females. Study design A pre-postintervention study was carried out among 95 premenopausal overweight and obese females (body mass index ≥ 25 kg/m2) aged 20 to 40 years at the integrated health clinic affiliated to the High Institute of Public Health, Alexandria, Egypt, from February 2016 to February 2017. All participants underwent a weight loss program based on a reduced calorie balanced diet and advised to increase their physical activity. Dietary instructions and follow-up were done weekly throughout 16 weeks. Blood samples were collected to investigate serum adiponectin level and insulin resistance at the beginning and the end of the intervention. Results After 16 weeks, a significant decrease in body weight by 9.7% was associated with a significant increase in serum adiponectin from 13.3 ± 4.9 μg/ml to 18.5 ± 5.6 μg/ml. Both fasting insulin and insulin resistance had decreased significantly by 13.6% and 13.7%, respectively. Conclusion A weight reduction program depending on a reduced calorie diet for 16 weeks was associated with a significant increase in total adiponectin level and reduction in insulin resistance. An emphasis on the importance of keeping normal weight through nutritional education and the promotion of healthy diets is recommended to reduce the risk of occurrence of insulin resistance, type 2 diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases.


Diabetes Care ◽  
2003 ◽  
Vol 26 (7) ◽  
pp. 2215-2216 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Nagasaka ◽  
A. Taniguchi ◽  
Y. Aiso ◽  
T. Yatagai ◽  
T. Nakamura ◽  
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