Adiponectin levels and the risk of hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Adiponectin levels and the risk of hypertension: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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10.1161/hypertensionaha.113.01453
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2013-07
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Lipsitz LA
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Kim DH;Kim C;Ding EL;Townsend MK;Lipsitz LA
Animal studies and small-controlled studies in humans suggest that adiponectin may regulate blood pressure via brain-mediated and endothelium-mediated mechanisms. We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate the epidemiologic evidence on plasma adiponectin levels and hypertension in free-living adult population. A systematic search of Medline and EMBASE, up to February 2013, identified 43 non-prospective and 5 prospective studies that included 17,598 adults (8,220 with hypertension; mean age 19–69 years; and mean body mass index 22–38 kg/m2). Two investigators independently extracted data on adiponectin levels by hypertension status and dose-response relationship. We used a random-effects model to compute the weighted mean difference in adiponectin levels between hypertensive and normotensive adults and a 2-stage generalized linear-square methods to compute the odds ratio of hypertension per 1 μg/ml increase in adiponectin. Hypertensive adults had 1.64 μg/ml (95% confidence interval: −2.07, −1.21) lower adiponectin levels than normotensive adults. Every 1 μg/ml increase in adiponectin levels was associated with 6% reduced risk of hypertension (95% confidence interval: 0.92, 0.97). These findings were consistent across study design and characteristics, including age, gender, and body mass index (p>0.05). However, our meta-analysis was limited by unexplained large between-study heterogeneity, a small number of prospective studies, and selective reporting of dose-response data. In conclusion, epidemiologic evidence suggests that plasma adiponectin level is a biomarker and possible mediator in the development of adiposity-related hypertension. The question remains as to adiponectin as a potential therapeutic target and its relationship with other adipokines in blood pressure regulation.