Two common single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) at the adiponectin locus (45T>G and 276G>T) have been reported to be associated with diabetes and cardiovascular diseases.
The prevalence of diabetic nephropathy tended to be different according to rs2241766 genotype (p=0.057) and the GG genotype of rs2241766 was associated with diabetic nephropathy [urine albumin/creatinine ratio (UACR) greater than 30 mg/g] after adjusting for age, sex, body mass index, duration of diabetes, HDL-cholesterol, smoking status, and blood pressure (odds ratio=1.96; 95% confidence interval=1.01-3.82, p=0.049).
We measured plasma adiponectin levels and genotyped +45T>G (rs2241766) and +276G>T (rs1501299) in the ADIPOQ gene among 417 incident diabetes cases and 1197 control subjects matched by age, sex, and area.