Low Plasma Levels of Adiponectin Do Not Explain Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Risk: a Prospective Cohort Study of Patients with Severe Sepsis

Table 3 Multivariable analyses of association of adiponectin levels at admission with ARDS

	Odds ratio per 5 mcg/ml increase in adiponectin (95 % CI)	P value
Unadjusted	1.12 (1.01, 1.23)	0.027
Multivariable model 1^a	1.12 (1.01, 1.25)	0.025
Multivariable model 2^b	1.11 (1.00, 1.23)	0.048

^aAdjusted for diabetes, body mass index (BMI), pulmonary source of sepsis, Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation III. ^bAdjusted for age, diabetes, BMI, history of liver disease, pulmonary source of sepsis, and shock at time of admission. ARDS acute respiratory distress syndrome

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