Independent relationships of retinol binding protein 4 concentrations with metabolic risk factors.

Data were analyzed in mixed regression models in which demographic characteristics, alcohol use, the waist-hip ratio, the glomerular filtration rate and cardiovascular drugs were adjusted for. Significant associations are shown in bold type. HDL  =  high-density lipoprotein, LDL  =  low-density lipoprotein, VCAM  =  vascular adhesion molecule, ICAM  =  intercellular adhesion molecule, MCP  =  monocyte chemoattractant protein. *Logarithmically transformed variables.