Moreover, post-HD body weight (β = -.274, p = .041), waist circumference (β = -.311, p < .001), logarithmically transformed triglyceride level (log-TG; β = -.186, p = .031), and log-glucose (β = -.225, p = .008) were negatively associated with adiponectin levels in HD patients after multivariable forward stepwise linear regression analysis.
Both higher pulsatile leptin secretion and higher mean adiponectin levels were associated with a greater degree of motor and functional impairment in HD patients.