Table 3 Linear relationships between adiponectin and participants’ characteristics in the total population at month 6

Age^a

<0.001

Gender (male = 1, female = 2)^a

0.097

Smoking (pack/years)^a

0.470

Exhaled Carbon Monoxide^a

0.089

Body mass index

0.899

CRP

0.181

Leptin

0.437