@article{oai:nagasaki-u.repo.nii.ac.jp:00015322,
 author = {Takamura, Noboru and Hayashida, Naomi and Hagane, Kyoko and Kadota, Koichiro and Yamasaki, Hironori and Abiru, Norio and Ozono, Yoshiyuki and Kamihira, Shimeru and Aoyagi, Kiyoshi and Ishibashi, Kiyomi and Nakazato, Mio and Maeda, Takahiro},
 issue = {4},
 journal = {Biomarkers : biochemical indicators of exposure, response, and susceptibility to chemicals},
 month = {Jun},
 note = {BACKGROUND: The leptin:adiponectin ratio (L:A ratio) is an independent predictor of carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT). OBJECTIVE: To evaluate whether the leptin:high-molecular-weight adiponectin ratio (L:HA ratio) is associated with CIMT in the general population. METHODS: We investigated the relationship between the L:HA ratio and CIMT in 233 Japanese study participants (106 men and 127 women). RESULTS: After adjustment for confounding factors, CIMT was significantly correlated with the log L:HA ratio (beta = 0.11, p = 0.014) in men, whereas no correlation was observed in women (beta = 0.01, p = 0.50). Conclusion: The L:HA ratio is closely correlated with CIMT in men, but not in women., Biomarkers, 15(4), pp.340-344; 2010},
 pages = {340--344},
 title = {Leptin to high-molecular-weight adiponectin ratio is independently correlated with carotid intima-media thickness in men, but not in women.},
 volume = {15},
 year = {2010}
}