Research Article

Effect of Adiponectin Variant on Lipid Profile and Plasma Adiponectin Levels: A Multicenter Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Meta-analysis of adiponectin rs2241766 variant with lipid levels.

Groups or subgroupsComparisons (subjects)PHSMD (95% CI)PSMD

Overall results
TG
All120 (29 732)<0.0010.07 (0.02-0.12)<0.01
Ethnicity
Chinese56 (12 087)<0.0010.09 (0.01-0.16)0.03
Japanese6 (575)0.100.07 (-0.18-0.31)0.58
Korean9 (5 622)0.09-0.00 (-0.07-0.07)0.93
Caucasian27 (6 099)0.380.02 (-0.05-0.08)0.65
Latino6 (695)0.43-0.01 (-0.17-0.16)0.95
Indian5 (2 762)<0.0010.42 (0.04-0.80)0.03
Middle eastern10 (1 620)<0.010.06 (-0.13-0.25)0.53
Gender
Male5 (1 131)0.110.01 (-0.18-0.20)0.93
Female15 (3 121)<0.0010.09 (-0.12-0.30)0.39
Disease status
CAD4 (817)0.24-0.01 (-0.19-0.16)0.88
T2DM25 (6 328)<0.0010.27 (0.12-0.42)<0.001
Obesity13 (1 715)<0.0010.06 (-0.20-0.31)0.66
Mets3 (357)0.17-0.05 (-0.39-0.30)0.80
PCOS4 (504)0.31-0.09 (-0.34-0.16)0.48
NAFLD3 (417)0.780.03 (-0.17-0.23)0.79
Healthy subjects41 (10 421)<0.0010.03 (-0.03-0.10)0.34
Children subjects7 (1 449)0.01-0.05 (-0.27-0.17)0.64
TC
All118 (27 932)<0.0010.06 (0.01-0.10)0.02
Ethnicity
Chinese55 (10 894)<0.0010.09 (0.01-0.17)0.03
Japanese5 (381)0.270.08 (-0.16-0.32)0.52
Korean9 (5 672)0.05-0.03 (-0.10-0.05)0.51
Caucasian24 (5 103)0.290.01 (-0.07-0.09)0.79
Latino6 (695)<0.01-0.03 (-0.39-0.32)0.87
Indian4 (1 763)0.190.07 (-0.09-0.23)0.40
Middle eastern11 (2 741)0.090.03 (-0.09-0.15)0.59
Gender
Male5 (1 131)0.320.18 (0.04-0.33)0.01
Female14 (2 269)0.020.08 (-0.06-0.23)0.27
Disease status
CAD5 (895)0.470.22 (0.09-0.36)<0.001
T2DM26 (6 272)<0.0010.14 (0.03-0.25)0.02
Obesity15 (1 869)<0.0010.19 (0.02-0.37)0.03
PCOS4 (504)0.33-0.12 (-0.36-0.13)0.35
Healthy subjects41 (9 778)<0.0010.03 (-0.06-0.12)0.51
Children subjects8 (1 616)<0.0010.12 (-0.14-0.38)0.36
LDL-C
All94 (22 900)<0.0010.09 (0.04-0.14)<0.001
Ethnicity
Chinese43 (8 954)<0.0010.17 (0.08-0.26)<0.001
Japanese3 (239)0.510.13 (-0.13-0.39)0.32
Korean7 (4 220)0.53-0.03 (-0.09-0.03)0.29
Caucasian19 (4 258)0.340.07 (-0.01-0.15)0.09
Latino6 (695)0.60-0.12 (-0.29-0.05)0.16
Indian3 (1 442)0.560.03 (-0.10-0.17)0.63
Middle eastern10 (2 681)0.390.00 (-0.08-0.09)0.93
Other ethnic3 (411)0.15-0.02 (-0.35-0.32)0.93
Gender
Male5 (1 068)0.580.18 (0.04-0.32)0.01
Female10 (1 197)0.30-0.01 (-0.16-0.15)0.91
Disease status
CAD3 (757)0.190.14 (-0.05-0.33)0.14
T2DM23 (6 086)<0.0010.12 (0.00-0.24)0.05
Obesity13 (1 571)<0.0010.19 (-0.05-0.43)0.12
PCOS3 (451)0.88-0.10 (-0.34-0.14)0.43
Healthy subjects32 (6 998)<0.0010.09 (0.00-0.17)0.04
Children subjects8 (1 616)<0.0010.20 (-0.03-0.42)0.09
HDL-C
All119 (30 380)<0.001-0.09 (-0.15--0.03)<0.01
Ethnicity
Chinese55 (12 479)<0.001-0.12 (-0.21--0.03)0.01
Japanese5 (497)0.770.00 (-0.18-0.18)0.99
Korean10 (5 762)0.01-0.03 (-0.12-0.06)0.53
Caucasian24 (5 587)0.300.04 (-0.03-0.11)0.31
Latino6 (695)0.44-0.13 (-0.29-0.04)0.14
Indian4 (1 936)0.01-0.19 (-0.44-0.06)0.14
Middle eastern11 (2 741)<0.001-0.29 (-0.73-0.15)0.19
Other ethnic4 (683)0.090.02 (-0.27-0.32)0.88
Gender
Male5 (1 068)0.37-0.03 (-0.17-0.11)0.68
Female11 (1 457)0.540.06 (-0.05-0.18)0.28
Disease status
CAD4 (817)0.360.03 (-0.12-0.17)0.73
T2DM25 (6 397)<0.001-0.16 (-0.28--0.04)0.01
Obesity16 (1 959)<0.001-0.08 (-0.32-0.17)0.55
PCOS3 (451)0.500.15 (-0.09-0.39)0.23
Healthy subjects42 (10 304)<0.001-0.15 (-0.29--0.01)0.03
Children subjects8 (1 616)0.060.02 (-0.15-0.18)0.86
Recalculated results that eliminated heterogeneity
TG
All108 (26 484)0.100.03 (0.01-0.06)0.01
Ethnicity
Chinese49 (10 726)0.050.04 (0.00-0.08)0.03
Japanese6 (575)0.100.07 (-0.10-0.24)0.41
Korean8 (4 597)0.840.03 (-0.03-0.08)0.40
Caucasian26 (5 907)0.800.00 (-0.06-0.06)0.98
Latino6 (695)0.43-0.01 (-0.17-0.16)0.95
Indian3 (2 146)0.100.08 (-0.02-0.18)0.11
Middle eastern9 (1 566)0.190.03 (-0.07-0.14)0.53
Gender
Male5 (1 131)0.11-0.01 (-0.13-0.12)0.94
Female13 (3 020)0.81-0.05 (-0.13-0.03)0.20
Disease status
CAD4 (817)0.240.00 (-0.14-0.14)0.99
T2DM18 (4 777)0.580.06 (0.00-0.12)0.05
Obesity10 (1 266)0.44-0.02 (-0.14-0.09)0.71
Mets3 (357)0.170.01 (-0.21-0.24)0.91
PCOS4 (504)0.31-0.10 (-0.33-0.12)0.37
NAFLD3 (417)0.780.03 (-0.17-0.23)0.79
Healthy subjects39 (9 173)0.200.04 (-0.01-0.08)0.11
Children subjects6 (1 302)0.390.02 (-0.09-0.13)0.74
TC
All103 (24 758)0.100.03 (0.00-0.05)0.04
Ethnicity
Chinese46 (9 093)0.140.03 (-0.01-0.07)0.17
Japanese5 (381)0.270.10 (-0.11-0.31)0.34
Korean8 (4 914)0.37-0.00 (-0.06-0.06)0.99
Caucasian22 (4 651)0.720.04 (-0.03-0.11)0.25
Latino4 (585)0.84-0.09 (-0.26-0.09)0.34
Indian4 (1 763)0.190.06 (-0.06-0.18)0.36
Middle eastern11 (2 741)0.090.01 (-0.07-0.09)0.85
Gender
Male5 (1 131)0.320.18 (0.05-0.31)0.01
Female12 (2 152)0.500.05 (-0.05-0.15)0.32
Disease status
CAD5 (895)0.470.22 (0.09-0.36)<0.001
T2DM21 (4 937)0.200.08 (0.02-0.14)0.01
Obesity14 (1 722)0.020.06 (-0.04-0.16)0.22
PCOS3 (451)0.91-0.03 (-0.27-0.22)0.83
Healthy subjects34 (8 203)0.810.03 (-0.02-0.08)0.22
Children subjects6 (1 369)0.230.05 (-0.06-0.16)0.38
LDL-C
All88 (21 117)0.130.03 (0.00-0.06)0.04
Ethnicity
Chinese38 (7 929)0.050.06 (0.01-0.10)0.02
Japanese3 (239)0.510.13 (-0.13-0.39)0.32
Korean6 (3 462)0.74-0.01 (-0.08-0.06)0.76
Caucasian19 (4 258)0.340.07 (-0.01-0.14)0.08
Latino6 (695)0.60-0.12 (-0.29-0.05)0.16
Indian3 (1 442)0.560.03 (-0.10-0.17)0.63
Middle eastern10 (2 681)0.390.00 (-0.08-0.08)0.92
Other ethnic3 (411)0.15-0.03 (-0.22-0.17)0.79
Gender
Male5 (1 068)0.580.18 (0.04-0.32)0.01
Female10 (1 197)0.30-0.02 (-0.15-0.12)0.82
Disease status
CAD3 (757)0.190.16 (0.02-0.30)0.03
T2DM20 (4 887)0.350.05 (-0.01-0.11)0.13
Obesity11 (1 176)0.010.04 (-0.08-0.16)0.51
PCOS3 (451)0.88-0.10 (-0.34-0.14)0.43
Healthy subjects31 (6 809)0.560.04 (-0.01-0.09)0.16
Children subjects7 (1 469)0.110.06 (-0.05-0.17)0.27
HDL-C
All107 (27 703)0.12-0.03 (-0.06--0.00)0.04
Ethnicity
Chinese48 (11 165)0.18-0.05 (-0.09--0.01)0.03
Japanese5 (497)0.770.00 (-0.18-0.18)0.99
Korean9 (5 004)0.600.02 (-0.03-0.08)0.41
Caucasian21 (5 280)0.750.01 (-0.06-0.07)0.80
Latino6 (695)0.44-0.13 (-0.29-0.04)0.14
Indian4 (1 936)0.01-0.03 (-0.22-0.16)0.75
Middle eastern10 (2 443)0.51-0.09 (-0.17--0.01)0.03
Other ethnic4 (683)0.090.02 (-0.27-0.32)0.88
Gender
Male5 (1 068)0.37-0.03 (-0.17-0.11)0.66
Female10 (1 240)0.790.01 (-0.12-0.14)0.89
Disease status
CAD4 (817)0.360.03 (-0.11-0.16)0.73
T2DM21 (5 217)0.050.07 (-0.12--0.01)0.03
Obesity15 (1 711)0.16-0.01 (-0.11-0.09)0.86
PCOS3 (451)0.500.15 (-0.09-0.39)0.23
Healthy subjects37 (9 342)0.42-0.02 (-0.06-0.03)0.48
Children subjects7 (1 449)0.13-0.01 (-0.12-0.10)0.86

SMD: standardized mean difference; 95% CI: 95% confidence interval; : PHeterogeneity; CAD: coronary artery disease; T2DM: type 2 diabetes mellitus; Mets: metabolic syndrome; PCOS: polycystic ovarian syndrome; NAFLD: nonalcoholic fatty liver disease; TG: triglycerides; TC: total cholesterol; LDL-C: low-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.