Ethnic Variation in Adiponectin and Leptin Levels and Their Association With Adiposity and Insulin Resistance

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Authors

Andrew Mente · Population Health Research Institute

Fahad Razak · McMaster University

Stefan Blankenberg · Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz

Vlad Vuksan · University of Toronto

A. Darlene Davis · First Nations Health and Social Secretariat of Manitoba

Ruby Miller · First Nations Health and Social Secretariat of Manitoba

Koon Teo

Abstract

South Asians have the least favorable adipokine profile and, like the Aboriginal people, display a greater increase in insulin resistance with decreasing levels of adiponectin. Differences in adipokines and responses to glycemic foods parallel the ethnic differences in insulin resistance.

Topics & Keywords

Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases Regulation of Appetite and Obesity Adipose Tissue and Metabolism

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Zero hunger

Publication Details

Published in: Diabetes Care

Volume 33, Issue 7, pp. 1629-1634

DOI: 10.2337/dc09-1392

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