Research Article

Serum Levels of Asprosin, a Novel Adipokine, Are Significantly Lowered in Patients with Acromegaly

Table 5

Binary logistic regression analysis of acromegaly risk according to asprosin tertiles levels.

MeasurementTertiles
Lowest OR (95%CI)Median OR (95%CI)Highest OR (95%CI)

Range (ng/ml)≤2.12<2.12 to <3.06≥3.06
Acromegaly/controls31/2923/3714/48
Univariate3.665 (1.677 ∼ 8.007)2.131 (0.967 ∼ 4.699)1.00 (reference)
0.0010.061
Model 17.262 (2.248 ∼ 23.457)2.786 (1.152 ∼ 6.738)1.00 (reference)
0.0010.023
Model 218.645 (3.757 ∼ 92.540)3.146 (0.976 ∼ 10.137)1.00 (reference)
<0.0010.055

Model 1: adjusted sex, age, and BMI. Model 2: further adjusted TC based on model 1.